Has the Bible Been Corrupted?
Introduction | Has the Bible Been Corrupted?
Dave Miller
Has the Bible been corrupted? Can we be sure the Bible is God's word? Skeptics, atheists, and other religions have aggressively attacked the Bible for centuries. How do their arguments fair against the historical and documented history? Join Dave Miller, Ph.D., in this first part of a nine-session series, where he provides easy-to-understand answers to these important questions.
Unintentional Errors
Dave Miller
During the first few centuries after Jesus' death, the Bible was transmitted through copies of the original letters. Since persecution was intense against Christianity, any copies would have been produced by individual members. Later centuries saw larger standardized methods for producing copies to distribute. What types of unintentional errors could occur and how widespread or complete would these errors be? Join Dr. Dave Miller as he discusses the historical context and the manuscript evidence
Intentional Errors
Dave Miller
As copies of the Bible were being made, sometimes the scribes or monks who were transcribing the texts introduced intentional changes. These were not a miscreant act to alter the text, but what a scribe may have felt needed to be changed, such as what he thought might have been a misspelled word. In this lesson, Dave Miller, Ph.D., discusses these different types of intentional errors and if they affected the message of the Bible.
Weighing Textual Variants (Part 1)
Dave Miller
How do scholars distinguish between textual variants, and what criteria are used to sort out differences? The vast majority of manuscript variations involve minor matters and do not affect doctrine relating to one's salvation. Join Dave Miller, Ph.D., as he discusses the process of evaluating the significance and origin of textual variants.
Weighing Textual Variants (Part 4)
Dave Miller
In evaluating textual variants, we have seen how the variants affect very little the doctrinal teachings of the Bible. In this last segment covering textual variants, Dave Miller, Ph.D., addresses the most prominent textual variant in the New Testament from Mark 16:9-20. Follow along as Dr. Miller applies the principles of textual criticism and weighs the important considerations for these verses.
The Translation Process Works
Dave Miller
How do we know the Bible was preserved accurately? First, we have seen that the Greek text has been authenticated and textual variants are minimal. In this segment, join Dave Miller, Ph.D., as he discusses the translation process and how it corroborates the accuracy of the original text.
Translation Differences Are Decipherable
Dave Miller
Has the Bible been corrupted in its transmission? Can we know that we have the New Testament that God intended us to have? Join Dave Miller, Ph.D., as he answers these questions and demonstrates that the Bible text we have today is trustworthy. Dr. Miller addresses a third proof for the Bible's preservation from the translation processes.