How does the Christian confront proof that the Bible is not the word of God but the word of man? [Spirituality & Religion]
How would it affect your view of the Bible as the inerrant word of god to know that one of its most beloved passages was added in later for effect?
The Pericope Adulterae. You've all heard of it even if you don't know it by that name: John 7:53—8:11, the story of the adulteress where Jesus outwits the Pharisees and challenges the man without sin to throw the first stone.
Well it's not actually part of the bible. It's a later addition and most of the early manuscripts don't have it. And this isn't even a point of significant dispute but is agreed upon by most biblical scholars.
Is it difficult to believe that the Bible is god's word when men can change it like this?
@Pikachu it really explains every detail of life thoroughly, I take heed to the teaching of the testament, but see no validity in religion, heaven & hell are not what it means.
They even call one version "The King James Bible", evidence that a male in power wrote it, and as a known misogynist, he cracked down on women because... you know... "Eve"... How obvious is that? @Pikachu
The bible is like any book. You can make it mean everything you want but in terms of actually explaining "every detail of life" ? Nah. And certainly not thoroughly.
This has nothing to do with liking or disliking it. I just disagree with the idea that it has a lot to say about "every detail of life". It has a lot to say about a very limited number of life's aspects and one can read meaning into verses and apply them where one wishes. Just look at Bob Larson lol
@checkoutanytime [quote]the lessons play out often, [/quote] That's true of other religions too and, quite frankly, their teachings make a lot more sense than those of christianity.
@Pikachu my favorite quote is "Give to Ceasars, that which is Ceasars", says so much to me about the currents of the big tech hightide we are enduring.
@checkoutanytime Collection of beliefs about the collective origins of all. Not absolute. Ezekial, alien life? So where did the aliens come from? US Government has admitted there is substance to aliens here.
@checkoutanytime [quote]I've seen more evidence of a creator, then extraterrestrials over my life.[/quote] I've seen more evidence of extraterrestrials during my life. Even if there were a creator, there's no reason to believe it's the one christians claim to believe in.
