would u agree, bible nowadays are not the same?

Answer 1

Yes, we have to be very careful of these newer translations. They have the propensity to omit portions of scripture, or to make it user friendly. We cannot do that!! Rev. 22:18-19 tells us what will happens if we do that! I read my King James because I researched and found out that there are more than 5000 ancient documents to support what was written in it. The New King James is also good. The NIV is alright. But anything else is just a perversion.

Answer 2

NO,---- I would not agree--simply because they are the same in ALL the major detail!

PLEASE NOTE:

Sir Frederic Kenyon observed:
"The interval then between the dates of original composition and the earliest extant evidence becomes so small as to be in fact negligible , and the last foundation for any doubt that the Scriptures have come down to us substantially as they were written has now been removed' --THE BIBLE AND ARCHEOLOGY pp. 288, 289

--When the Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah was compared with the copy made a thousand years later, only very minor differences appeared, most of them variations in spelling.
--Besides this , there are a large number of other ancient manuscripts available so that , by means of comparison, even the few errors that have crept in can be identified and corrected,.As the book THE BIBLE FROM THE BEGINNING states:

"In the number of ancient MSS. (manuscripts) attesting a writing , and in the number of years had elapsed between the original and the attesting, MSS., the Bible enjoys decided advantage over classical writings( such as those of Homer, Plato and others)......Altogether classical MSS. are but a handful compared with Biblical. No ancient book is so well attested as the Bible" pp.74,76

And finally -from A LAWYER EXAMINES THE BIBLE , by Irwin H. Linton says:

"While romances, legends and false testimony are careful to place the events related in some distant place and some indefinite time, thereby violating the first rules we lawyers learn of good pleading, that 'the delclaration must give time and place,' the Bible narratives give us the date and place of things related with the utmost precision." P. 38

Answer 3

the bible has been the same for thousands of years, (or well about 1800 years)

i think the bible has a lot of good stories about moral, and how we should handle certain situations, i do think it is also important to remember that the bible was written a long time ago and that society has changed, and not everything in the bible necisarily still applies.

a few examples:
i think it is ok to eat shellfish (the bible forbids it)
i think its ok to have sex with a woman during her menstual cycle (the bible says if this happens the man should be killed)
i think homosexuality is ok. (the bible says both men should be killed)
i also think that lovin yourn eighbour is a good thing. (i agre with the bible here)
killing is wrong ( i also agree with the bible there)

its important to place the bible in a modern context.

its also important to remember the bible has been translated over and over and over and over. the ancient languages like latin and greek leave a lot open to interpretation.

an example of this is a line by Paul, saying 'have thy women be silent in the churches' in most bibles this is incorrectly translated since its a repetition of what the corinthians said to paul.

Answer 4

would you expand upon the question please?

There are diffrent sizes of lettering, it's written in diffrent languages, diffrent coverings ( leather, hardback, softcover)
red letter additions to point out the words of Jesus.

If you're talking about the message itself? The bible is the same now as it originally was written. The process in new translations is gone through, painstakingly, so as not to change Gods intended message. New translations are just to help people better understand it. God will reach us in our own language.

But the crux is, one has to pick it up and read it, and pray that the Holy Spirit teaches them and gives them understanding to find out if it has changed or remained the same. You cannot stand outside of a building and know whether it has changed inside or remained the same unless you go in and look. You can take someone else's word for it or you can venture in and see for yourself.

Answer 5

Yes, I'd agree. The Bible has been changed a lot through the centuries. I bet we'd all be surprised by the original Bible.

Answer 6

We have evidence to prove the contrary.
There are over 5000 documents ancient bible artifacts that have been cataloged.
One dating as old as 90 ad part of the Gospel of John. ALL the same as our bibles today.
AND many in different languages. It's almost like God Wanted them to be the truth with no mistakes.
We also have the dead sea scrolls proving this.
There is much evidence.
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Answer 7

The bible has a long and interesting history with many translations and intepretations.

Anyone who still reads their bible in the original hebrew and arameic, feel free to disagree.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible

I always get a kick out of christians who swear the King James version is the only good one.

Answer 8

the bible itself hasnt changed, but there are just different version for easier readings. it's like... translating into modern language

Answer 9

Please expand on your question as the Bible is a living thing if you are a true believer then you will know this

Answer 10

no i wouldn't the bible can't change its God's word