2007-07-24 00:32:42 · 19 answers · asked by G.xi 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I doubt it for a few reasons. Most importantly, there are far too many contradictions for every single thing to be true. Also, we're talking about a book written thousands of years ago by a few dozen men that passed their stories from generation to generation through word of mouth. If you've ever played a game of telephone with more than 3 people, you know how quickly and drastically that initial message can be distorted, so why should we assume a book written thousands of years ago and passed down from one person to the next still bears any resemblance to the truth?
2007-07-24 00:42:06 · answer #1 · answered by OhKatie! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is everything a verifiable scientific fact? No. Are there probably errors? Yes (and I wouldn't doubt that a perfunctory Google search would lead you to this information). Yet these errors are human errors, as the Bible was written by 40 different authors who were all inspired by One Author. But if you read the entire book (which I have at least once a year for the past 10 years), you will see an incredible consistency. Scholars call this the "Biblical premise" or the davah. It is the Biblical premise that is infallible - it is consistent, it is accurate, and it is trustworthy.
2007-07-24 01:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by vairge99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't buy that "game of telephone" argument against the Bible because the Bible wasn't handed down one person at a time - it was transmitted to whole communities of people who copied it and passed it on to other communities.
If you are an American can you recite the Pledge of Allegiance or the words to The Star Spangled Banner correctly?
If so why weren't they changed by the telephone game effect so that no 2 persons has the same version?
The reason is the same as the Bible - whole communities learned them word perfect by heart and taught their children who taught their children and so on.
If it can be done for a National Anthem or a hit pop song
then why is it so hard to believe it could be done for what people believed was the word of God?
2007-07-24 01:55:36 · answer #3 · answered by jeffd_57 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define accurate.
It has been very accurately copied.
But it started off as fictional nonsense, and that has not improved with time or translation.
As a guide to the way the world works (science) its a total non starter. As a guide to morality its like a map with no street names.
2007-07-24 00:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every single word is 100% proven historically accurate so they tell me,
I'm rather sceptical about this I'm afraid as the gospel of Jesus is plagiarised from the life of Krishna and of Horus and of others precursors with almost identical life stories, it's not original so it is not revelation.
2007-07-24 00:40:33 · answer #5 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes....but u want proof right....there are three sources of exhaustive explanations i can give u. go to the bookstore and look for
The Case for Faith
The Case for Christ
The Case for a Creator
...author:Lee Strobel...
2007-07-24 00:54:32 · answer #6 · answered by Lily Evans 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As accurate as the translators could make it. Although something is always lost in translation.
2007-07-24 00:38:00 · answer #7 · answered by Nora Explora 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2007-07-24 00:39:50 · answer #8 · answered by FallenAngel© 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's been translated from the ancient texts as best it can be.
The words are probably almost as accurate today as they were in, say 400 ce.
2007-07-24 00:36:08 · answer #9 · answered by Jack P 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is the only Book which is 100% accurate.
2007-07-24 00:40:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋