What version of the Bible is the closest to the original text?
The Alpha & Omega Bible is the closest to the original translation and better to understand than any other Bible there is.
What is the least altered Bible?
The English Standard Version, New American Standard Bible, and the New King James Version are probably the most faithful English translation available today.
Which is the best Bible version?
New Revised Standard Version (7\%) New American Bible (6\%) The Living Bible (5\%)…Through 29 December 2012, the top five best selling translations (based on both dollar and unit sales) were as follows:
- New International Version.
- King James Version.
- New Living Translation.
- New King James Version.
- English Standard Version.
Are there different versions of the Bible?
Originally Answered: How many versions of the Bible exist today? That depends on what you mean by “version.” Properly speaking, there is only one version of the Bible. The Revised Standard Version, the New International Version, and the English Standard Version are all translations of the same text.
How much of the Bible is not questioned?
In short, over 99 percent of the biblical text is not questioned. Of the less than 1 percent of the text that is in question, no doctrinal teaching or command is jeopardized. In other words, the copies of the Bible we have today are pure. The Bible has not been corrupted, altered, edited, revised, or tampered with.
Is there any evidence that the Bible has been revised?
There is absolutely no evidence that the Bible has been revised, edited, or tampered with in any systematic manner. The sheer volume of biblical manuscripts makes it simple to recognize any attempt to distort God’s Word.
Is the Bible basically unchanged despite millenniums of recopying?
A comparison of ancient manuscripts shows that the Bible is basically unchanged despite millenniums of recopying on perishable materials. Does this mean that mistakes in copying were never made?
Does the Bible say that the original manuscripts of the Bible?
The Bible does not make this same claim regarding copies of the original manuscripts. Even with the best efforts of Jewish scribes and Christian writers, occasional differences would make their way into a copy, spreading from a single copy to other, future copies. This was the pattern until the widespread use of the printing press in the 1500s.