The Bible is authentic?Which one?
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Asalamu alaikum,I have a question,for Albion and others whom may believe that the Gospels and such are correct.You seem to say you have some how determined their authenticity,and if this is the true case,then please ,If you might,enlighten me by reading the following and making sense of it all,as I wish to know how you have done it,and what is your postion on the following issueOk,lets get started,here are some basic factsNot all ancient Judeo-Christian texts made it into the Christian Bible. These ancient texts are called "outside books," "extrabiblical books," or "noncanonical books."
CHRISTIAN CANONS EMERGED THROUGH A COMPLEX PROCESS in which some books were "chosen" and others were left out. A tradition of use, authority within the communities, antiquity or apostolicity, and orthodoxy were factors in deciding which books were "in" and which were "out." There are DIFFERENT biblical canons. For example, Roman Catholics have a larger canon than Protestants. This means that Roman Catholics have some inside books that Protestants consider outside. In terms of the Old Testament, Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox, and other Eastern Christians claim more "inside books".
The books of the "second canon" are considered "inside" by Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Ethiopic Christians; the latter group adds even more books beyond the deuterocanonicals. Protestants consider the same books "outside" however they give the Apocrypha high status, considering them valuable for instruction and spiritual edification. Some canons are smaller than the Protestant Bible; others are larger
The smallest Bible is claimed by the Samaritans, who recognize only the first five books of the Bible (the Pentateuch).
The largest Bible is that of the Ethiopian Orthodox church, which has 81 booksThe Ethiopian Orthodox church's narrower Old Testament canon includes the books of the Hebrew Bible, all of the Apocrypha, and "Jubilees, 1 Enoch, and Joseph ben Gurion's (Josippon's) medieval history of the Jews and other nations." 2
HERE ARE SOME REASONS WHY CERTAIN BOOKS FAILED TO MAKE THE CUT1]Some ancient texts were considered authoritative but were dropped before the canon was "closed."
2]Some well-regarded books were written too late and/or not believed to be apostolic, so they were not included. Nevertheless some outside books, such as the Didache, are as old or even older than some of the books that made the New Testament.
3]Other books were accepted by some Christian communities but not others. Sometimes
they were labeled "heretical" by more powerful Christian groups like Rome
they were not popular or known well enough by Greek-speaking Christians
Still other books never came close to making it "inside.". In addition to heretical books that were excluded, other books were considered to be too outrageous, even though they were very popular.
4]A number of books were lost or destroyed.<<<<---END---OK,we just went over some basic facts ,And I would appreciate it if you could possibly answer the following questionsAs we can see,different sects/denominations use different canons,some less,some more.Which sect has the correct canon?Are they all correct?What do you think about the Ones which failed to make the cut altogether?Should we suppose that they were all indeed false as determined by the methodology/science of the compilers of the bibles?
Gee,I just got an idea,If we accept the modern-day Bible/Torah,why not then accept the ahadeeth as well ?They too are full of words attributed to a Prophet,and are compiled,accepted,rejected using a methodology/science as wellAlso,here is a question which is not based on this articleHow do you explain away the REAL,PROVEN mistakes and errors -----------Well,Anyways these are just a FEW of the many questions I have,if you will answer them-Thanks..Salaams-