6/1/2023 0 Comments Book the manipulated manCopies of the Bible dating to the 14th century AD are nearly identical in content to copies from the 3rd century AD. The Bible has not been corrupted, altered, edited, revised, or tampered with.Īny unbiased document scholar will agree that the Bible has been remarkably well-preserved over the centuries. In other words, the copies of the Bible we have today are pure. Of the less than 1 percent of the text that is in question, no doctrinal teaching or command is jeopardized. In short, over 99 percent of the biblical text is not questioned. The vast majority of these differences are simple spelling variants (akin to American neighbor versus British neighbour), inverted words (one manuscript says “Christ Jesus” while another says “Jesus Christ”), or an easily identified missing word. Through the centuries, minor differences arose in the various copies of the Scriptures. As meticulous as the scribes were with the replication of the Scriptures, no one is perfect. Of course, inerrancy can only be applied to the original manuscripts, not to the copies of the manuscripts. The Holy Scriptures are God-breathed and therefore inerrant (2 Timothy 3:16–17 John 17:17).
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