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Originally Posted by JamesDean
This is where I have most issue. Just how accurate are these ? Were they manipulated to someone's agenda? Were things worded correctly? How about the translations how close to the original texts are they?
This problem is prevalent in nearly any kind of conversion, loss of the original occurs in language, software code, physical energy conversion (at least from source to intended form)...
Now I'm not say there are not good lessons to be learned or the books are utterly useless or anything of that nature....
I've no doubt that Christ's message was on of love and good nature.
I mean just look at World War II and the Holocaust...That was less than 100 years ago yet there some people who deny it occurred, not many likely but still some.
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A course in the transmission of the NT would do you good. And you might even find it interesting.
Here's a few books I'd recommend on the subject.
(lighter reading)
Misquoting Jesus, Bart Ehrman
The NT Documents, Are they Reliable?, F.F. Bruce
(heavier reading)
The King James Only Controversy, James R White
The Text of the New Testament, It's Transmission, Corruption and Restoration, Bruce R Metzger (and Bart Ehrman in the 4th edition)