i'd like to know the details and sources to back up such a statement.
2007-02-27 13:37:25 · 17 answers · asked by opalist 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God has preserved His Word. In the spring of 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. These manuscripts were copies of large portions of the Old Testament, a thousand years older than any other existing copies. Study of the scrolls has revealed that the Bible hasn’t changed in content down through the ages as many skeptics had surmised. (See 1 Peter 1:25 footnote.)
Anyone can now obtain access to computer programs that give the original Hebrew and Greek words, and the only "changes" have been made for clarity. For example, the old English translation of 2 Corinthians 12:8 is "For this thing I besought the Lord thrice ...," while a contemporary translation is "Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times..."
True, there are many different versions of the Bible. There are versions in Chinese for the Chinese. There are versions in Russian for the Russian people. There are actually thousands of versions of the Bible—some are in modern languages, some in foreign languages, and some are in old English. Few, in the printing age, can claim that they don’t have access to the Scriptures in their own language. However, each translation is based on the original biblical texts.
2007-02-27 13:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by Jason M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible has not been changed many times as you are wondering. The reason for that is because new translations do not translate from other translations but they go back to the most ancient originals that they can find. Since they are all translated from the ancient manuscripts they all are just as accurate as is possible to be. People that do not believe the bible would like to convince everyone that all these versions out there are very different from one another. If you were to get a few different versions and compare them together you would find there is very little difference in them and major truths are not distorted at all.
2007-02-27 21:48:51 · answer #2 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There have been many translations.
The first translation I think was in 1550 or there abouts. The KJV is a Greek translation ( codex LXX ) It came out in 1611.
The Rhemes version is a Latin translation that came out in 1609.
The rhemes version uses ecclesiastical terms. It is a Catholic translation.
Technically, yes it has changed. In as much as the methods of translation have changed. The English language has changed in the last 400 years. A few of the words have actually change 180.
For instance---to let. We see it as to allow. When it was used in 1611 it meant to hold back. Interesting don't you think?
2007-02-27 21:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by chris p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,it hasn't.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are proof of the preservation of the Old Testament.They are the same as the Old Testament we have today.
We have over 6,000 Greek copies of the New Testament,which are 99.5% textually pure.The differences are scribal errors (such as a mispelling or repeat of a word).These copies have been preserved for centuries,and our Bibles are translated from these.
The Bible has not been changed many times at all.It is very accurate.
2007-02-27 21:43:49 · answer #4 · answered by Serena 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can read what Biblical scholars have to say on that topic. Bart Ehrman has a number of books out on the subject. You can even go to any encyclopedia and read about the many different editions of the Bible that have been printed. It is not as though it is a big secret.
2007-02-27 22:02:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible has been changed and translated so many times over the last 2000 years, it's impossible to have any confidence in its accuracy.
2007-02-27 21:42:41 · answer #6 · answered by kuzya 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 1611 kjv bible has never been changed. It is the complete true, inspired word of God. However there are several other versions of the bible that has been worded differently. God warns us not to add to His word, or take away from His word. The Bible needs to be Reread, not Rewritten.
2007-02-28 11:00:43 · answer #7 · answered by concerned 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define changing? It's been changed many times to where children and adults could grasp what the meaning of the Bible was. But changed like the meaning of it or any stories? No it hasn't! So don't be worried about the consversal story about Jesus being married.
2007-02-27 21:45:01 · answer #8 · answered by Sexy Diva 101 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not since the first canon was authorized in the 5th century. Since then there have been a number of translations into various languages but they are still the same Bible.
2007-02-27 21:42:30 · answer #9 · answered by Jan P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no the bible has pnly been translated into different languages and into ways that are easier for us to understand. such as NIV or The Message.
2007-02-27 21:43:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋