Has the Text of the Bible Been Corrupted?

The Bible has textual variants, but its original wording and message have not been lost or destroyed.

The Samaritan Pentateuch in Exodus: Harmonistic Additions and Scribal Expansions

Exodus reveals how the Samaritan Pentateuch expanded parallel accounts, harmonized laws, and inserted the Mount Gerizim command.

11QPsᵃ shows variant psalm order and added compositions, but the Masoretic Psalter remains the canonical Hebrew base.

Psalm 110:1 distinguishes Jehovah from David’s Lord while exalting the Messiah as King, Priest, and appointed ruler at God’s right hand.

Targum Onkelos confirms the Hebrew Pentateuch while clarifying difficult wording through careful Aramaic paraphrase.

The Greek Jeremiah reflects a shorter Hebrew Vorlage, but the Masoretic Text preserves the fuller final Hebrew form.

Codex Cairensis preserves the Hebrew Prophets as a major Masoretic witness to careful scribal transmission.

The Great Isaiah Scroll confirms the remarkable stability of Isaiah’s Hebrew text against the Masoretic tradition.

Codex Vaticanus is a major Greek witness to the Old Testament, valuable when weighed alongside the Masoretic Text and ancient versions.

The Syro-Hexapla preserves Origen’s fifth-column Greek in Syriac, helping identify Hexaplaric readings while serving the Hebrew text.