Quote:
Originally Posted by CityLightsLikeRain
Depends on the version, how old it is, what language, blah blah blah but the message is still there.
|
No, this is also false.
The Bible was first compiled around 400 C.E. It was handcopied, obviously, by Monks who were already devout Christians. They believed that Jesus Christ fulfilled all the scriptures. So, when, as they were copying and compiling the books which constitute the Bible, and they came across stories in which Jesus Christ did NOT fulfil a scripture, they ADDED it in. It was natural to them, Jesus fulfilled the scripture, so the fact that this book does not say anything about him fulfilling the scripture MUST be a mistake on the part of the original author of the text. Therefore they added bits and pieces which led to Jesus' fulfillment of all the scriptures, even if the orginal texts said nothing of the sort. They 'corrected' these errors in the texts just like you would correct grammar errors in a Lit paper.
Another good example of this is the treatment of Mary. In the original Hebrew texts, Mary was described as 'almah' or a 'young woman', when this was translated into Greek, the word 'almah' was mistranslated into 'parthenos' which means virgin in Greek. The pope however, decided he liked this mistranslation and now it has crept its way into the belief system of all Christians. Isn't it funny how your religion works.