[jimtorr]

But 2000 years of human editing and "spinning" give me, at least, some pause.

You forget that the scriptures you have today are virtually identical with the oldest manuscripts known.

As I recall, the oldest portion of scripture that has been found was a papyrus scroll found in Egypt, containing a portion of the Gospel of Mark, dating from the early third century. It was written in Greek, I think, and is almost identical to Greek manuscripts from centuries later.

[anniegetyourgun]

Odd how people don't seem to question the accuracy of the Iliad, despite it's many copies. It's just easier to question the authenticity of scripture because it is in our fallen nature to do so. It all started when we bought the first lie....."hast God said?"

[Technogeeb]

As I recall, the oldest portion of scripture that has been found was a papyrus scroll found in Egypt, containing a portion of the Gospel of Mark, dating from the early third century.

I believe you are mistaken. There is a fragment of the gospel of John (in John Rylands University Library of Manchester), Rylands Papyrus 52, discovered in Egypt in 1920 that dates back to ~125 AD, and fragments of the gospel of Matthew (in Magdalen College in Oxford), Magdalen Papyrus 64, that date back to the first century (66 AD).

Of course, this only asserts the accuracy of the point you were trying to make even more than your own post did...

[Dave S]

You forget that the scriptures you have today are virtually identical with the oldest manuscripts known.

I didn't realize that the scriptures were written in 20th century English.

[S.O.S121.500]

The Torah has NEVER changed..........not ONE iota.