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Bible Question: Hi Doc: Thanks for the answer? I'm not sure if I got an answer actually. I understand that punctuation needed to be added, but adding entire sentences? Who had the athority to do that and who did it? The Bible clearly states that nothing should be added or removed - Rev 22 18-19. |
Bible Answer: Hi Happy and Free, Of the 1000's of extant Bible manuscripts, not all, unfortunately, agree. Some have extra words and sentences, some are missing words and sentences. Errors and changes have crept in. The textual criticts Doc was referring to have that awesome job of trying to determine which were the original words of God, and they, also unfortunately, do not always agree. If this were The Adventures of Sinbad, so what? But since it's the Bible, God's Holy Word, upon which we base our entire lives and eternity, it is important to understand how we got our Bible, and the different versions, and to prayerfully choose which to read and study. All of that notwithstanding, I like what the King James translators wrote in their preface, "Even the meanest (poorest) translation is still the Word of God." It is the Holy Spirit Who speaks to us, not just ink on paper. For more information, here are a couple of websites you can check out: http://www.skypoint.com/tildawaltzmn/ Note: delete tilda and insert the characture - the wavy dash on the top left of your keyboard - Lockman won't let us type them :-) http://www.cobb.net Or simply type "Bible textual criticism" into your favorite search engine. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |