Was Accuracy the Goal of Biblical Scribes?

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It appears that present day translators of text are quite happy to insert modern views (their own) into the translation. It wouldn't be too surprising that those copying centuries ago would want to change the text to make it "right".

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Present day translators who are quite happy to insert modern views into the translation are fulfilling the prophecy of the apostle Paul who prophesied that apostacy would come in the end times before Christ returns. Thankfully translators of old took the warning of Revelation 22, which lays a curse on those who take away or add to, seriously.The Dead Sea Scrolls have shown that not much has been changed in the important texts of cannon scripture. God saw to it though, for the most part that his words would not pass away as has been also prophesied.[This message has been edited by buzsaw, 10-31-2003]

One thing that makes the Bible so unique and reliable is that it was written by about 40 different authors over some 13 to 15 centuries with a noticeable common thread leading from beginning to end of God's program on planet earth which was his creation. Other so called holy books such as the Quran and the Book of Mormon were written by one person during a period in their lifetime, leaving no checks on reliability.It is important that more than one account of the same events were recorded, though one might phrase differently than the other or one might recall things the other missed. God seems to require two or three witnesses for everything important in his program.[This message has been edited by buzsaw, 10-31-2003]