Ä Area: InfiReligi ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Msg#: 1143 Date: 08-18-96 15:37 From: Mirage Read: Yes Replied: No To: Dum Blond Mark: Subj: Re: alright! ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ DB> The Bible is all the evidence I need. I have faith that the Bible is true, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Well, which version of the Bible is that? --You see, the Bible has been changed and re-written time and time again. Many specific books have also been changed or even omited. For example, the Epistle of Barnabus, a book written in 130 AD was not included in either the Protestant or Catholic versions of the Bible. Speaking of which, the Catholic Bible contains the Apocrypha, 11 books that are not found in the Protestant Bible. *Question: What are you're views on the Apocrypha? Major revisions of Biblical scripture occured at the following places in history: * 156 AD : The Gnostic and Marcionite Heresies * 250 AD : The Arian Controversy * 325 AD : The Formation of the Nicene Creed * 431 AD : The Creed of Chalcedon * 590 AD : The Formation of Monasticism * 726 AD : Division of the Church into East & West * 787 AD : The General Doctrinal Position * 1215 AD : Formation of The Franciscans * 1267 AD : Adoption of Principles of Summa Theologica written by Saint Thomas Aquinas * 1400 AD : The Protestant Reformation * 1517 AD : The Lutheran Reformation * 1522 AD : The Swiss Reformation * 1527 AD : Adoption of Principles of Calvinism And the list goes on and on... But you can see the number of times changes were made to the Bible. Most Christians operated on the principle that the Bible is the "word of god". But it's a fact that the Bible was changed and modified time and time again by *humanity*. So Bible isn't really the "word of god" after all, is it? * Question: What are your views on the changes made to the Bible? --------------------- Source for above information: "From Stone Age To Christianity: Monotheism & The Historical Process" by: W.F. Albright, (C)1940, John Hopkins Press -- "Ancient Church History" by: Joseph C. Ayer, Jr., (C)1913 by Charles Scribners's Sons -- "Man's Religions" 3rd Edition by: John B. Noss, (C)1949,1956 by The Macmillan Company --------------------- |09]|01==--|02MIRAGE|01--==|09[ -!- P&W JT8D-219 MD-80 ! Origin: Silicon Speedway * Mesa, Arizona * 602-464-9676 (68:6022/0)