and fabrications in it, would that cause you to question your faith?
2007-11-23 10:47:55 · 30 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jack the Giant Killer is sadly misinformed. In 1707, John Mill's comparison of the 100 known manuscripts in the original Greek produced some 30,000 variants. Today, with something 5,400 such manuscripts (or fragments) the number is much higher, exceeding the total number of words in the New Testament. Some of them are pretty insignificant, along the lines of misspellings or other copyist errors. Some, however are fairly significant, such as Paul requiring women to remain silent in church, the added ending to Mark, the story of the adulterous woman, the pseudepigraphical epistles and the like.
That said, I have great respect for those Christians who have dared to look at the physical evidence and still hold to their faith.
2007-11-23 12:14:04 · answer #1 · answered by Donald J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No human can show me any mistranslation, addition or subtraction....and there is no way to remove all doubt that the Bible is a fabrication. And the Bible alone is not why I have faith in what I believe..The Bible just guides me through life and living a better one. My faith has never come into question and I don't believe it ever will.
2007-11-23 10:57:28 · answer #2 · answered by SMX™ -- Lover Of Hero @};- 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had those who thought they could prove the Word of God as not infallible. Yet, there attempts were in vain. For with each attempt came response from God through the unction of his Holy Spirit.
I believe there are many bible translations in the world today and the numbers will continue to grow as men attempt to take that which is faithful and true and convert it to words that are pleasing to the ear and appealing to the flesh.
Most translations today have been corrupted by adding or taking from the Word of God.
There in only one bible that has stood the test of time and for the first two hundred years of it's existence, it was known only as the Holy Bible. That bible is the Authorized King James Bible.
And to this day, I have yet to find one who could discredit this translation.
2007-11-23 10:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by heiscomingintheclouds 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are several thousand ancient manuscripts available to examine. Total variance between them all is less than 1 1/2 %. Almost all of that variance is in the spelling of names and places. No Christian doctrine or any account of any Biblical event is affected. Every variance is known and cataloged. We know where they all are and generally why they are there in all but a very few cases.
You can not show anyone anything that we don't already know.
2007-11-23 11:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by Poor Richard 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why are you so interested in people losing their faith. Can't you just live and let live. The bible - in it's purest form - was written many many many years ago. It, I am sure, has been changed by man and what we read today is not what was written way back when. Are there mistranslations? I wouldn't be surprised.
2007-11-23 10:52:40 · answer #5 · answered by Kaliko 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The Bible never claims to be perfect, God is perfect. However, I believe the Bible is true inspired Word of God written by humans.
People make mistakes, God does not make mistakes.
2007-11-23 12:22:36 · answer #6 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it would not. We all know the Bible has been translated by men and rewritten multiple times. Makes no difference. It is the content in which I believe, not the translation.
2007-11-23 11:13:40 · answer #7 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have found through studying science and the bible
only conclution is that the bible is accurate.
my faith is bases on what God is doing for us today
2007-11-23 11:01:42 · answer #8 · answered by working together 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the more reason to only look at close translations to the original translations first. Don't blame God for Man's mistake
2007-11-23 11:05:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.....I've always questioned the intentions of other human beings but I do know that you have to read between the lines and take what makes sense...and leave the garbage alone.
2007-11-23 10:52:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋