Where did I assert that the scribes who translated the original created any errors?
Message 39purpledawn writes:
Since I seriously doubt you have a copy of any original manuscripts, there's nothing to debate. I would agree that the original manuscripts probably were accurate. There's no way to know. Of course, we have to remember that the Bible was compiled over thousands of years and the originals probably weren't even around when the NT was written. We already know that the NT writings have been altered from their originals. Other books, which I believe are no longer extant, are referenced in the Bible. So we know that information was pulled from other sources than God.
Message 45purpledawn writes:
Well we have a cut and paste story and the verses come from different authors. So by the Doctrine of Inerrancy, the originals were probably fine. Only when Ezra started meshing these stories together do we get a problem. I agree, Ezra didn't keep the story consistent. He missed details. Now if one wanted to get really picky, the first verse says all the livestock in the fields. That leaves the possibility that Pharoh's horses were in the barn or stalls, etc. That detail isn't in the story though. (I'm being humorous in case you don't understand that.)
So why does Ezra's poor editing make the Bible not the word of God? Remember, we don't know what the original story said.
purpledawn writes:
Since we don't have the original manuscripts on either of these, we don't know if the mistakes were in the originals.
Message 52purpledawn writes:
Since we don't have original manuscripts, we can't really say whether the Bible writers made errors or not.
If scribes made copying errors later, does that negate the Bible from containing the word of God? If yes, why?
If translators made errors later, does that negate the Bible from containing the word of God? If yes, why?
If you make an error in comprehension or interpretation, does that negate the Bible from containing the word of God? If yes, why?
You do realize the Bible was physically written, compiled, copied, and translated by men, right?
Need any more?
{ABE} you apparently don't give our current copies of any bible the benefit of doubt for being "exact copies". Which is why I asked if you feel the only people who "know the real truth" are those in posession of the originals. If the current copies aren't legit, why follow them AT ALL? What good are they?
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