..But all the reputable versions of the Bible say the same thing. The veracity and accuracy of the transfer of Scriptures was proven each time another of the Dead Sea scrolls was opened and translated.
Most of the Dead Sea Scrolls were written a millennia before the Koran was even a gleam in the camel driver's eye.
2002 AD: The English Standard Version (ESV) is Published
as a translation to bridge the gap between
the accuracy of the NASB and the readability of the NIV.
Whoa now Dee, I am not trying to dispute or destroy anything. I read the Bible and I believe it's the word of God. I am just responding to fact that the bible has gone through numerous historical reiterations by man. anytime man sticks his finger in the pie , there is always an opportunity something is lost. The further we stray away from original manuscripts, the further room for error. For example The KJV didnt even appear until 1611 AD, that 1 thousand , 600 + years... and how many reiterations before that? I enjoy Bible study. and if we really wanted to get closer to the early texts it would be great if we could study the Vulgate. unfortunately I don't read latin.
Even within our own Christianity the Catholics don't follow KJV they follow the Douay-Rheims Bible so even us Christians don't have a consensus on what Bible to follow.
On topic of Dead seas scrolls
The dead sea scrolls are divided into 3 types of scrolls.
"Biblical" manuscripts which comprise roughly 40% of the identified scrolls;
"Apocryphal" manuscripts which comprise roughly 30% of the identified scrolls. (known documents from the Second Temple Period like Enoch, Jubilees, Tobit, Sirach, non-canonical psalms, etc.,
that were not ultimately canonized This term was applied applied to writings that were hidden not because of their divinity but because of their questionable value to the church.
(so basically the church just picked and chose what they wanted to includebased on what was best for them) , I ask what right do they have to do so?
"Sectarian" manuscripts which comprise roughly 30% of the identified scrolls. (previously unknown documents that speak to the rules and beliefs of a particular group or groups within greater Judaism) like the Community Rule, War Scroll, Pesher on Habakkuk, and the Rule of the Blessing. These are not "Biblical texts" they are societal scripts.
