The Holy Scriptures are inspired, historically reliable, canonically complete, and accurately preserved through abundant manuscript evidence.
The Authenticity of the Holy Scriptures
The Bible—A Story of Survival
From fragile scrolls to modern editions, the Bible survived fire, persecution, decay, copying changes, restrictions, and deliberate suppression.
What Can We Do to Establish Faith In the Restored Text of the New Testament?
This article discusses the approaches taken to establish faith in the restored text of the New Testament, including the historical context of the text's creation, the factors that have made establishing an accurate text difficult, and the process of textual criticism. It emphasizes the importance of examining manuscript evidence, applying sound principles of textual criticism, and acknowledging the limitations of our knowledge to have confidence in the New Testament as a reliable and trustworthy record of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the early Christian community.
Discovering the Bible Over the Centuries
How Jehovah’s Word was written, copied, translated, and restored to clear understanding through faithful study of Scripture.
Be Convinced That God’s “Word Is Truth”
Be convinced that God’s Word is truth through Jesus’ testimony, inspiration, manuscript evidence, and accurate handling of Scripture.
Mistakes Were Made In Copying God’s Word. Was the Purity of the Bible Text Threatened? Were These Serious Enough to Ruin the Message of the Bible?
Copying mistakes affected manuscripts, not the Bible’s message; the inspired text remains recoverable and doctrinally secure.
The Bible Was Miraculously Restored, not Miraculously Preserved
The Bible was not kept in one flawless manuscript line but restored through abundant witnesses under Jehovah’s care.
Are You Following the Truth Regardless in Textual Studies, Bible Translation, Interpretation, and Application?
Truth must govern textual studies, translation, interpretation, doctrine, and obedient Christian application.
How Can We Explain Bible Difficulties and the Hundreds of Thousands of Scribal Errors in Our Manuscripts?
Scribal errors and textual variants do not overthrow Scripture; they show the need for careful manuscript comparison and sound exegesis.
What Are the Recommended Procedures in Dealing With Bible Difficulties?
Bible difficulties require reverent, contextual, grammatical, and historical study that trusts Scripture while examining the facts carefully.
