Bible Translation – Aramaic basis

Through the process of translation, I gathered that the original Greek translations and to some extent the original Latin translations from the Ancient Aramaic were better than the ones attempted after the Middle Ages. The early Greek translators spoke the Ancient Aramaic language well, so the “Greek Original” was a good translation as translations go. […]

SHARING WITH HIM – Jesus Living In Us

  IN Way’s Translation we get one of the richest views of Christ’s ministry for us that we have in any of our translations. Galatians 2:20, “Yes, I have shared Messiah’s crucifixion. I am living indeed, but it is not I that live; it is Messiah whose life is in me.” The heart can hardly […]

Would you take a magic marker to your Bible and cross out words from passages?

Welcome to the Amazing Westcott and Hort Magic Marker Binge! The chart below illustrates what was done when the text used by Christianity for 1800 years was replaced with a text assembled by Brook Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort in the nineteenth century and used as the basis for the English Revised Version, which […]

The Integrity of the Bible – Answering Islam’s Misinformation

  The Textual Authenticity of the Qur’an and the Bible 1.1   The Ancient Biblical Manuscripts Muslim: Your Bible does not contain the original scriptures revealed to Moses, Jesus and the other prophets. It has been changed many times. Our learned maulanas have taught us this. What proofs do you have that your Bible is totally […]

Why Do Muslims Believe the Bible Was Changed?

  WEDNESDAY, 16 APRIL 2008 04:01 ADMINISTRATOR Aleppl codex Today Muslims universally believe the Bible has been changed. This is curious because the Qu’ran clearly recognizes the prophets as divinely inspired, and their words as the very Word of God. The Qu’ran recognizes Abraham, Moses and several other prophets, and recognizes that the Taurat (the […]

The Isaac and Ishmael Question

  Note From RaymondTheBrave:- I have been asked to write an article on this subject which seems very opportune as many Moslems believe that Christians and Jews have changed the OT to reflect that Ishmael should have had the covenant for his seed when God explicitly states that Isaac is as he is of the Spirit and faith:- Isaac, on the […]

INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE

I.      Why teach on the inspiration of the Bible first? II.   What defines Christianity? The Church? The Pope?  What did the Reformers mean by Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone)? III.  What do we know about Jesus outside of the Bible? (Almost nothing of significance.[1]) Can we be conformed into His image without the Bible? IV.  What was Satan’s earliest strategy with man? “Has […]

The Basic truths about The Bible Texts

The Basic truths about The Bible Texts Introduction Everyone has an opinion on how the Bible texts/manuscripts were collected and how can we know if they are the real deal. Below is basic outline of how we can trust our relevant manuscripts. It the contention of many that it is impossible for us to know […]