how much of the Bible do you think is word for word from the orginal 1900 and something years ago?

Question

how much of the Bible do you think is word for word from the orginal 1900 and something years ago, and how much do you think got messed up, lost, taken out, distorted over time.

excluding the translations and translation mistake

i asking about just answer the question do not put anything about if or if not you believe in it.

answer the question or dont bother answering how much of it do you think is somewhat similiar to the original

from the original books how much of the stuff do you think is still in the present versions of the Bible or of any holy book

If i had a present day version of the Bible written in Hebrew or Greek how much of it would match up to the original books written in Hebrew & Greek

Answer 1

The word "The".

Seriously though, I have no clue. I can't even begin to imagine how much has changed since the original text.

Answer 2

Your question is vague, because the bible consists of both the Old Testament which is much older and written in Hebrew and the New Testament which is much more recent and written in Greek.

What you are reading is one of many translations and the words are not only necessarily different from the original, but their meaning may also be different. For example in Greek (New Testament), the words for a young girl and a virgin are the same. Which meaning is used is up to the translator.

Answer 3

It's not translated word for word, because it would make no sense. The sentence structure and word usage of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek are very little like English. The words just plain wouldn't make sense.

When you translate something from another language, you have to translate it both grammatically and culturally. The Bible was not written to 21st century people, it was written to ancient people, in ancient languages, using words, literary devices, grammatical structures, and historical/social references that were easy for them to understand. Not all of that translates well directly into another language.

During translation, you first translate something literally, word for word, and then apply the research to translate it culturally. You translate the literary devices so that they make sense in whichever language you're using. You translate figures of speech, etc. so that they make sense. You change the sentence structure around so that it makes sense.

Word-for-word, how much is accurate? Not as much. (Again, that sentence structure and word order thing.) Idea for idea, concept for concept, and sentence for sentence, how much is accurate? Pretty much everything. There are things that come through in the original languages that we just plain don't have a way to say, but other than that, yep...pretty much accurate.

Edit...maybe we're not understanding what you're asking? Are you wondering if the actual letters and books are still intact? Yes, they are. Hundreds of copies of various books and epistles have been found, which are identical (they were copied so that believers in various towns could have them), showing that what we have is intact. The letters have been analyzed to show similarities in forms of writing and literary devices, flow of the passages, etc. to show that they are full copies. Was that what you were wondering about?

Answer 4

The Catholic Bible has remained unchanged since the 4th century. Prior to that, there was not set list of books that made up the Bible.

The English translations were made from these texts. We know that there are many translation errors.

We know that some of the works in the Bible are exactly as they were written -- and others are combined from lost works.

There are lots of places where you can learn about the history of the Bible.

Answer 5

When you translate from one language into another, you cannot translate word for word and have the results make sense. A literal translation will try to translate word for word, but still has to conform to the rules of grammar in the destination language.

For the other questions, a plethora of ancient texts have been discovered, especially in modern times, that prove that what we have today is by and large almost unaltered from the originals.

- Bob

Answer 6

Ever played Chinese whispers, and seen how much a simple sentence can change?
Well imagine how something that has been translated to different languages and different period of speech would change, then throw in what people want you to hear and how they interpret something.
I would say alot of the original Bible would of been lost and distorted.

Answer 7

Not a single word. The majority of the bible was written some 200 years after Jesus. If you believe what is in the bible you are either mentally deficient or deluded.

Answer 8

my guess would be that in that amount of time very little could be accurate. for example, george washington nver chopped down a cherry tree, and that was a meer 200 yrs ago. the american indian was not wiped out by starvation because the settlers killed off all the buffalo. it was smallpox. and the list goes on.

Answer 9

***I gotta go back to at least 1250 B.C. ,,,Beginning at Moses,, and say 100% BUT you did NOT know???Jesus said to Satan,,,"What is written IS written and, scripture CANNOT be changed"!!! Therefore I don't THINK any thing was taken out, messed up, distorted,, OR corrupted,,,,.Instead I believe the Word of God STANDS for ALL time,,,PERIOD!!!

Answer 10

Live in reality....here's a healthy dose:

1. Many more individuals are born than can possibly survive, thus there is competition for limited resources

2. Within this vast number there is variation, and because of this variation some of these individuals will have an advantage--however slight--over others

3. The ones who have the advantages are more competitive and thus they are more likely to obtain the limited resources

4. The ones who are succeeding in securing the limited resources are more likely to reproduce and thus pass onto their offspring the more competitive traits

Darwin


BTW.....why does anyone pray?? Doesnt God already know everything and doesnt he control everything??

Does the person who prays the most get the most?? Is it a contest with God?? Does he keep score??

It occurs to me that praying is very selfish b/c God already knows it all and controls it all, so it makes no sense to me....unless of course God is just pure fiction....mmmmmm....