How Much Has The Bible Been Changed From The Original?
Has the Bible Been Corrupted Over Time?
Have you been asked this? Have you wondered yourself?
How ready do you feel to answer this challenge?
Knowing how to answer this question is going to help you become the worldview leader your family and church need.
Your kids, your wife, and you must know how to handle this, both in order to clear away objections for those to whom you share your faith, and for yourself. After all—since the Bible is the word of God, it should stand up to scrutiny, right?
The good news is, it does.
In this episode you’ll learn:
• Why does this question matter?
• What’s the problem with undermining the Bible?
• What is the Bible’s testimony about itself—and why does that matter?
• Has the Bible been corrupted in its composition?
• Was the Bible put together at the Council of Nicaea?
• How were the books of the Bible chosen?
• Why can we trust the Old Testament canon?
• Why can we trust the New Testament canon?
• Are there books missing from the Bible?
• What are we to make of books like the book of Enoch, or the Apocrypha? Were they inspired writings?
• Has the Bible been altered through copying?
• How accurate is our Old Testament today compared to the original?
• How accurate is our New Testament today compared to the original?
• What about all the New Testament variants?
• Did scribes intentionally change Scripture?
• Does it matter that we don’t have the original manuscripts?
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Resources for You:
• Scripture Alone, by James White: https://www.christianbook.com/scripture-alone-james-white/9780764220487/pd/220489
• Evidence That Demands A Verdict, by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell: https://www.christianbook.com/evidence-demands-verdict-changing-skeptical-world/josh-mcdowell/9781401676704/pd/676704
• EhrmanProject on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ehrmanproject/videos
• When Were The Gospels Actually Written? [Ultimate Guide] (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4CjSpT-Rdg
• How Long After Jesus Were The Gospels ACTUALLY Written? [Ultimate Guide] (Podcast): https://pod.link/1462722483/episode/5fa858445db261ba8e99269a380d8776
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In this episode you’ll learn:
• Why does this question matter?
• What’s the problem with undermining the Bible?
• What is the Bible’s testimony about itself—and why does that matter?
• Has the Bible been corrupted in its composition?
• Was the Bible put together at the Council of Nicaea?
• How were the books of the Bible chosen?
• Why can we trust the Old Testament canon?
• Why can we trust the New Testament canon?
• Are there books missing from the Bible?
• What are we to make of books like the book of Enoch, or the Apocrypha? Were they inspired writings?
• Has the Bible been altered through copying?
• How accurate is our Old Testament today compared to the original?
• How accurate is our New Testament today compared to the original?
• What about all the New Testament variants?
• Did scribes intentionally change Scripture?
• Does it matter that we don’t have the original manuscripts?
Music Credits:
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