Has the bible been Changed?

Introduction
Many skeptics believe that the Bible has been drastically changed over the centuries. In reality, the Bible has been translated into a number of different languages (first Latin, then English and other languages, see History of the Bible). However, the ancient manuscripts (written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek) have been reliably copied over the centuries - with very few alterations.

Old Testament
How do we know the Bible has been kept in tact for over 2,000 years of copying? Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, our earliest Hebrew copy of the Old Testament was the Masoretic text, dating around 800 A.D. The Dead Sea Scrolls date to the time of Jesus and were copied by the Qumran community, a Jewish sect living around the Dead Sea. We also have the Septuagint which is a Greek translation of the Old Testament dating in the second century B.C. When we compare these texts which have an 800-1000 years gap between them we are amazed that 95% of the texts are identical with only minor variations and a few discrepancies.

New Testament
There are tens of thousands of manuscripts from the New Testament, in part or in whole, dating from the second century A.D. to the late fifteenth century, when the printing press was invented. These manuscripts have been found in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Greece, and Italy, making collusion unlikely. The oldest manuscript, the John Rylands manuscript, has been dated to 125 A.D. and was found in Egypt, some distance from where the New Testament was originally composed in Asia Minor. Many early Christian papyri, discovered in 1935, have been dated to 150 A.D., and include the four gospels. The Papyrus Bodmer II, discovered in 1956, has been dated to 200 A.D., and contains 14 chapters and portions of the last seven chapters of the gospel of John. The Chester Beatty biblical papyri, discovered in 1931, has been dated to 200-250 A.D. and contains the Gospels, Acts, Paul's Epistles, and Revelation. The number of manuscripts is extensive compared to other ancient historical writings, such as Caesar's "Gallic Wars" (10 Greek manuscripts, the earliest 950 years after the original), the "Annals" of Tacitus (2 manuscripts, the earliest 950 years after the original), Livy (20 manuscripts, the earliest 350 years after the original), and Plato (7 manuscripts)

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[splendor333]

Yes, The Bible has been changed again & again until God's name has been removed altogether, as we were told by God that would happen. The original Bible mentioned His name 8000 times. Now it's referred to as, the new translation, removing words people didn't understand. Yet, the Word of God says, " Do not change one single word or -" So why ? Satan was given 1000 yrs as a challenge of God's Sovereinity to get people to follow him as their god so the battle of evil vs good began.Time is up so -

[leilafan123]

@MrARrichard I was a true Christian. The Bible says you cannot eat pork. Then suddenly new testament comes and says, yes you can eat pork. God does not change his mind. You lot are the ones wrong.

[leilafan123]

@MrARrichard Whatever. May God guide you

[MrARrichard]

@leilafan123 3-this is an example of free will given to us by God

[MrARrichard]

@leilafan123 2-you forbid sweets before diner,when his 16-18,he knows now what is good and bad,and you let him choose,for God does not want people forced but understand what theyare doing

[MrARrichard]

@leilafan123 1-yes and if you read the bible and understood it you would know why.God does not change his mind,on the contrary,its like bringing up a child,when his 2-3 years old,

[MrARrichard]

@leilafan123 2-the truth,understood the bible,and realised that if i had turned to islam it would have been turning from God,i studied very much,and saw it.the bible is a beauty,whether it is about prophecies or the way to live our life.islam is even mention....but as devil worship,for the false prophet shall come and many shall follow him-revelations,and after Jesus(son of God) only one came...

[MrARrichard]

@leilafan123 1- i could argue many things with you on the statement you just made,but lets talk about the drinking and so on.my dear,the bible speaks about all these,but as many instead of truly following the bible,you divert from God,the true God i mean,because satanist too consider satan as a God.secondly,it makes no sense because you haven't studied it and known it in deep,i too was in the same position,asking myself if this was right,went to mosques and so on,and finally i saw

[leilafan123]

@MrARrichard Of course I deny it. The Bible does not even make sense. All I ask for is Jesus him self saying, I am the son of God. Written by Jesus, not John or anyone else. Islam teaches that he was a prophet who did not die. Islam is not evil. I stopped partying, drinking and all. Thanks to Islam and Allah!

[MrARrichard]

@leilafan123 converting to devil worship????oh noooo.you deny the sacrifice of Jesus,and Jesus himself said the ones who shall deny it would be the spirit of evil.

[MrARrichard]

2-hope you see the truth B1LLA.