The Bible and Religious "Holy Books": Divine Revelation or Myth?

Bible Authenticity: Old Testament Writings The Dead Sea Scrolls (300 B.C. to 70 A.D.) – all of Isaiah and portions of all OT books, except Esther found (1947) à 900 documents & 40,000 fragments Other prominent manuscripts include the Geniza Fragments (400 A.D.) and the Ben Asher Manuscripts (950 A.D.). OT writings 90% without variants 10 % remaining variants are insignificant (most relate to an obvious slip of the pen, inadequate knowledge of the Hebrew language by the translator, or dialect differences. With proper textual criticism a textual purity exceeding 95 percent results. The remaining uncertainties mostly amount to a simple discrepancy in word order. Example: Comparison of the oldest Masoretic Text (800 AD) to the DSS Isaiah scroll (300 B.C.): Of 166 words in Isaiah 53, only 17 letters were different; 10 were spelling variations; 4 pertain to minor stylistic changes, the remaining 3 composed the word “light” in verse 11 – the passage meaning unchanged. www.rivervalleyfellowship.org More Coming Soon...