christians a question about the bible??????????

Question

i have heard that the bible gets rewritten every once in a while to be fit for modren day.
isn't a religion for all time so it doesent need to be changed?
and if man is rewriting the bible how can u trust it is the word of God?
did you know the bible was written about 300 years after Jesus(pbuh)?

i'm not entirely sure if it is rewritten and modrenized but if it is please answer my questions i'm a bit curious

i do not wish to offend anyone i just would like to get the facts straight.

Answer 1

Praise be to Allah.

Sister, I'm sorry to say that what you asked about prooves that corruption and manipulation of the bible still goes on

Here's King James Version:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/kjv.browse.html

Here's the New International Version (You can choose it from a list):
http://www.bibleserver.com/index.php

Here's some passages that are DELETED in the new version:

Matthew:
17:21
18:11
23:14

Mark:
7:16
9:44
9:46
11:26
15:28

And a lot more.

Answer 2

Christianity, in its classical form, is not a religion based on a book. It is, rather, a mystical religion. The only reason so many sects (Baptist, Pentecostal, Non-Denom., etc.) are so vehement about it, is that by schisming away from their parent church, they were left with nothing else.

This is a rather large issue, however, and I posted four posts on my blog about it. However, to summarize, it goes thus:

1). Christ wrote no book at all, but taught people orally and with lifestyle.

2). The Apostles wrote down some notes, and wrote the Gospels, which were the equivalent of tracts for the outsiders (and inspiration for the insiders). This happened in the first century, within a generation or two of Christ (whoever told you that it took place 300 years later lied to you).

3). It was a secretive religion, so these books weren't exhaustive. Further, since it was secretive and emphasized the oral tradition so, they didn't consider these writings more inspired than the other works. There was *no* Bible then.

4). Naturally, since these were books, they would adapt them to their local time and place. Virtually all of the variants in the Christian Bible came into being here. Almost all of these were minor, but they did happen.

5). As time went on, schismatic religions started making their own holy writings, and this confused the people, so the leaders started creating lists of books they read in the Church, and this was called a "canon." "Canon" doesn't mean a weapon like it does today. It was from the Greek word "kanon" that meant "measuring stick." These books were standards to measure others by (again, not the summum bonum, though).

6). This ultimately culminated in the Bible (which is an Orthodox Catholic book, ironically appropriated by groups to condemn the very Tradition that produced it). At this point, the canon was fixed.

7). This leaves us with the problem that the variants exist. We don't change our Bibles, but people come under different convictions about what was original and what wasn't. Those of us in the Orthodox or Catholic Church simply rely on our Church to make the determinations, but since we don't base ourselves on the book, this doesn't always have an impact either way.

Outside of this, there really is no new revision. All the new "versions" are attempting to reconstruct the old readings from the variants. For some of us, the original is more important than others (and it isn't always recoverable either way). We do not, however, add new variants or deliberately create a new reading (well, the Jehovah's Witnesses do, but they're negligible). So, in the sense of continuing revision, it doesn't happen.

This system may be confusing to you, but Christianity really isn't a religion based on a book. It is a mystical, institutional, and sacramental religion. Quite a bit of it is based on experience, and we learn through obedience, prayer, and fasting (if we practice the faith that is).

Islam had a similar history with the Quran. It existed in separate leaves, and a little while after Muhammad's death, they started killing each other over it. Uthman called a council of the Muslim Empire (still one nation at this point), and he had all the versions that didn't agree with his version burned, threatened death to all who disagreed, and created the final authoritative version in use today. The Quran is, thus, quite subject to this problem. The only difference is that we didn't burn our rival versions and suppress them so readily. It, thus, leaves us in the same position (with the same questions).

Answer 3

It is a compilation of 66 books written by 40 different people over a time span of about 1500 years.

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy = Moses - 1400 B.C.
Joshua = Joshua - 1350 B.C.
Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel = Samuel / Nathan / Gad - 1000 - 900 B.C.
1 Kings, 2 Kings = Jeremiah - 600 B.C.
1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah = Ezra - 450 B.C.
Esther = Mordecai - 400 B.C.
Job = Moses - 1400 B.C.
Psalms = several different authors, mostly David - 1000 - 400 B.C.
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon = Solomon - 900 B.C.
Isaiah = Isaiah - 700 B.C.
Jeremiah, Lamentations = Jeremiah - 600 B.C.
Ezekiel = Ezekiel - 550 B.C.
Daniel = Daniel - 550 B.C.
Hosea = Hosea - 750 B.C.
Joel = Joel - 850 B.C.
Amos = Amos - 750 B.C.
Obadiah = Obadiah - 600 B.C.
Jonah = Jonah - 700 B.C.
Micah = Micah - 700 B.C.
Nahum = Nahum - 650 B.C.
Habakkuk = Habakkuk - 600 B.C.
Zephaniah = Zephaniah - 650 B.C.
Haggai = Haggai - 520 B.C.
Zechariah = Zechariah - 500 B.C.
Malachi = Malachi - 430 B.C.
Matthew = Matthew - 55 A.D.
Mark = John Mark - 50 A.D.
Luke = Luke - 60 A.D.
John = John - 90 A.D.
Acts = Luke - 65 A.D.
Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon = Paul - 50-70 A.D.
Hebrews = unknown, best guesses are Paul, Luke, Barnabas, or Apollos - 65 A.D.

Answer 4

You need to get your facts straight. The Apostles were all dead by 100 A.D. So the entire New Testament was completely written before this time.

Writings from men called 'Church Fathers' shows them quoting almost the entire New Testament in their writings. Translations of the writings of the NT were numerous and far spread.

The textual prowess for the Bible far exceeds any other writings of the ancient world. This is objective science.

Another good objective argument, is that many modern translators take great liberty to paraphrase and edit the Bible according to their particular belief.

This is why there is such a large group of people who hold only to the King James Version of the Bible. These people are purists. They demand a Bible from strong ancient sources that is as literal an interpretation as possible.

Isa 55:8-9
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
(KJV)

If mere man cannot understand the thoughts of God, how can mere man paraphrase what God said? In order to paraphrase you have to have a perfect understanding of the text. What mortal has this? None.

Too bad you have no confidence in the only Book that is worth reading.

Answer 5

The bible was compiled 300 years later, but the books that were included were all written before the time of Christ, or within 100 years of the crucifiction. Many books were rejected because they were written much later. The reason they keep making new translations is because modern people have a hard time understanding all the "thee's" and "thou's". The words are changed, not the message.

Answer 6

The King James Version of the Bible, released in 1611, was authorized by King James in order to have as accurate a translation as possible. Since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls the accuracy of the Bible has been verified. If you want to really know the truth read KJV. The other Bibles out there do not give you the truth about God's Word.They take away for God's Word and add things to the Bible about God's Word. In Christ....Josie

Answer 7

Do not worry about the bible. Focus on what Jesus said and did along with the following Godly attributes: 1. unconditional love, 2. justice, 3. truth, 4. immutability, 5. singleness-One God. The Spirit of truth within you will guide you to whatever else you need to know.

Answer 8

The bible wasn't written 300 years after Christ, it was compiled 300 years after Christ. The words were already written in epistles and letters. As for it being re-written, this is due to men trying to make it more clear to read, unlike the KJV which is a rediculous version of the bible considering that no one spoke in Thespian language at that time.

Answer 9

Dear muslima,

The Bible was finished in 95 AD. The original manuscripts were written in the Hebrew/Aramaic languages for the Old Testament. The New Testament was written in Greek. The Best (english)translation of the Bible is the King James 1611 version. Although many people do not like this Bible because of the Old English, you can easily utilize a Concordance to check out the translators accuracy in the translation.

The KJV is the best english version.

Answer 10

The Koran was written in a language still alive today. Muslims have the advantage in having the original Arabic available to them.

The Bible was written in several languages (Hebrew, Latin, Greek ... ). There are Bible scholars that know those languages, but the average person needs translations.
English speakers especially, since our language changes often, like updates of translations
The original translation in the 1500s is hard to understand today