Do people realize that copies of Bible manuscripts across the globe validate today's translations?

Question

Arabic manuscript found in Iraq, agree word for word with Latin manuscripts found in Rome, and so forth. If there were extensive errors in translation, the 1000's of known ancient text would not agree with the various translations in different countries today.

Answer 1

Bible believers do indeed understand this. But most others refuse to. As can be seen with the answers above. Humans truly are a stiff-necked bunch, who will only believe what they want to believe. Pretending that a mistranslation means the original is wrong is just plain stupid. And pretending that archaeologists haven't found what they HAVE found is equally ridiculous.

Answer 2

I would certainly like to see sources for that statement. Arabic and Latin translations do not agree since there are no ancient manuscripts written in Arabic to begin with. Some were written in Aramaic, some in Koine Greek, and some in Coptic. The OT was written on Hebrew. Biblical scholars estimate that there are somewhere in between 100,000 and 300,000 errors in the New Testament alone.

Answer 3

Say what?? Where did you get that little "fact" at? The reality is that there exist over 5000 manuscripts, there are more variations between these manuscripts than there are words in the whole Bible.

If the Bible is translation perfect, then why do we need over 100 english VERSIONS alone?

Answer 4

The biggest problem comes when a word is used that is gender neutral in one language, but in translating it to English, you must choose a gender. While the translation might be "correct", people do not understand that when the English translation of the Bible says "Man" it means human beings or though it says "he" it might mean he or she.

These are the "translation errors".

Answer 5

THIS OLD 1611 KING JAMES VERSION BIBLE

WHAT AN AMAZING STORY OF TIME

At 1110 years for O.T. 39 books, done 443 before Christ and N.T. 27 books done, 50 to 100 years after Christ and KJV Bible 1611 published, at 303 years is 1914 after Christ and an excepted translation, any errors can be understood and it does not change anything vital, by law of man and God, we are now 2007 after Christ in Roman Empire #6, 6073 after Adam, 2613 after Babylon Empire #3 [ 606 BC ], with Rev.20:1-6,12,13; 1000 year reign of Christ is 7073 years accounded for in LOST at Eden to SAVED by Christ.

Dan.8:12-14 [ 2300 after Babylon Empire #3, at 300 years Word of truth in circulation in the world at 2600 after Empire #3, translated to whatever language is an excepted translation, any errors can be understood and it does not change anything vital, by law of man and God, we are now 2613 after Babylon Empire #3 [ was 606 BC ], now
2007 after Christ in Roman Empire #6, we are 6073 after Adam in Eden LOST and in Rev.20:1-6,12,13; 1000 year reign of Christ to SAVED, has 7073 years accounted for.

Eph.2:7; 3:21; The world with Jesus is without end. John 3:16; 2Pet.3:13; All is new.
Rev.21:1-5;

Answer 6

I know and agree the pronlem is Mahammed thought translation ment altering the meaning of the script and so to muslims that is what is taught.

Answer 7

Some are similar, not word for word. If I write a story and someone copies it closely would that make it true.

Answer 8

When were these manuscripts created? 100, 200, 300, 1,000 years after Christ died?

Answer 9

i like this, everyone claims the bible is 100% accurate, then u show them something that goes against its teachings and its instantly "mistranslated"

what gets me i show they dont realize that mistranslated means theres an error, means its not 100% accurate.

i dont think they know wha they are claiming when they say that.

Answer 10

All the proof in the world could not make Atheism vanish.