What is this book called the Bible anyway? There are 66 different books in the Bible. These books were originally written in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic. Generally speaking, the books of the Old Testament (those before the time of Christ) were written in Hebrew while the New Testament was written in Ancient Greek. There are thousands of copies of the original language manuscripts of the books of the Bible. It is amazing to see that these manuscripts which were copied and recopied over the centuries are virtually identical to ancient manuscripts uncovered in the Dead Sea Scrolls. We see that Scripture is indeed unchanged and reliable.

The Bible is also completely historically and prophetically accurate. The critics of the Bible point to this as so-called proof that the Bible must be written after the fact, otherwise they argue, how could the book be so perfectly accurate? The Bible says it is God's Word and that it is infallible. If that is true, then it comes as no surprise that it's prophecies would indeed come to pass, unlike the pathetic track record of so-called prophets like Jean Dixon. God tells us that He is a revealer of mysteries, that if anyone lacks wisdom ask God who gives freely to everyone. It is amusing to think someone would point to a document being accurate as proof that it's false. Obviously, if the Bible is true (which it is) then it stands to reason it would be accurate. (which it is). These critics are just trying to make apologies and excuses for all the false prophets and their false prophecies made over the years.

Recently, in the last 400 years or so, the Bible was translated into English. English lacks the precision and accuracy of Ancient Greek, but even so, translators have produced translations which are faithful to the original tongues. The New American Standard Version is perhaps the most accurate of these, and it retains much of the flavor of the original languages. The New King James Version is also nice, though some people prefer the language of the New International Version. They all are good. They all teach the same things but only phrase them a bit differently. Don't let anyone engage you into an argument about one version being the only version to use. Just smile, nod your head appreciatively and get away from them. You can't tell these folks anything because they aren't interested in reality, they just want to argue and fight. Remember the story of Brier Rabbit and the tar baby? Same sort of thing.

Don't let people convince you to add anything or any other book to the Bible. Some religions teach that the Bible is fine, when "corrected" or "supplemented" with their own books or teachings. But that's all nonsense. Their books cannot meet the historical, prophetical and archaeological tests which the Bible passes with flying colors. One well known pseudo Christian religion was founded upon a book which was put together from a blending of the Egyptian Book of the Dead, a fiction story by Solomon Spaulding (American fiction writer of the mid 1800s) and the King James Bible. This aspiring young man edited them all together to create his Book of Mormon. The Bible says that God was God from everlasting to everlasting, eternal and unchangeable. Mormon doctrine states that if your are male, and meet the grade, you can become a god, with your wives eternally pregnant making spirit babies for all eternity. Of course, Satan said something similar in the Garden of Eden, about eating the fruit of a certain tree and becoming a god. The lies never change.

(Back to the Home Page)