Doctrine of the Bible
These posts are related to the doctrine of the Bible. What is the Bible? How did we get it? And what value does it have for us?
The Importance of the Human Authorship of the Bible
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If the Bible is indeed the divinely inspired word of God to us, is the human authorship of the Bible important? Does it matter if Moses wrote the Torah?
What Version of the Bible is Best?
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So just which version of the Bible is the best? There are many good English translations. But ultimately, the best one is the one you will read.
Canonization of the New Testament
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How did we get the New Testament that we have today? What process was used in its canonization? And who decided what to include?
The Reliability of the New Testament Texts
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Can we have any confidence in the reliability of the New Testament texts? Is what we have today essentially the same as the original?
Textual Criticism: Copying the New Testament Texts
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How close to the original New Testament documents is our current Bible? Copying the New Testament texts has introduced some error. But textual criticism has, by comparing the existing manuscripts, been able to very closely reproduce the original.