Thank you for your response repicheep. I was simply responding to you saying to me 'where is the bible corrupt' The defintion of corrupt of course being = <i>departure from the original or from what is pure or correct </i> So you would agree that there has been a departure from the original form of the Bible in some way right? According to what you wrote below you would...
Quote:in some cases, the oldest manuscripts in existence (in Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, Latin, or other ancient languages) differ in some respects with each other. I concede that this is the case. <b>But the vast majority of the differences are insignificant. </b>In fact, I know of no instances where these differences in ancient manuscripts would change the overall message of the Bible.
I underlined and put the parts in Bold above to indicate the corruption and to indicate your acknowledgement of a departure from an original in someway. You clearly agree the Bible is corrupt in your detailed response to me. You know full well i'm not saying the Bible is corrupt because the translations differ, i'm saying the Bible is corrupt that you have today, because it is a <i>departure from the original or from what is pure or correct </i>. Goodness me, I know you know i don't mean translations, let's try and be serious here.
Regardless you acknowledged what i was saying, and proved to me by your own response you acknowledge that the bible is corrupt. Going by the definition of the word i have always understood. You cannot say the Qur'an is a <i>departure from the original or from what is pure or correct </i> because we have the Qur'an in the original form to compare the English translations to. So much so the english translations or any non Arabic translations are merely called "Interpretations of the meanings" on the front of the book, normally in bold and normally at the top.
<b>"We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it <i>(from corruption)</i>. " (The Noble Qur'an 15,9)</b>
So, by saying the Bible has been corrupted does this mean some Goodness of "God" can not be found from it as Christians belive? Well thats another debate. I'm not going in to that, i was simply replying to your questions.