Alterations, Additions and Omissions

 

·       Alterations in the Text of the Bible

·       Alterations # 1 to 14

·       First Conclusion to Sixth Conclusion

·       Alterations # 15 to 32

·       Additions to the Text of the Bible

·       Distortion in Luther’s Translation

·       Omissions in the Text of the Bible

 

          There are two kinds of biblical distortions: explicit distortions which are directly related to clear changes in the text, which arise through alteration, omission or addition to the original text; and implicit distortions which are brought about by deliberate misinterpretation without any actual textual change. There is no dispute over the existence of such distortions in the Bible since all Christians, both Protestants and Catholics, admit their existence.

           According to them the verses of the Old Testament contain-ing references to Christ and the injunctions which were, to the Jews, of perpetual value were distorted by the Jews through misinterpretation. Protestant theologians claim that the Catholics have distorted many texts of both the Old and the New Testament. The Catholics similarly accuse the Protestants of having distorted the text of the Bible.  We therefore do not need to include demonstrations of implicit distortions as they have already been provided by the Christians themselves.

            As far as textual distortion is concerned, this kind of distortion is denied by the Protestants and they offer false arguments and misguiding statements in their writings in order to create doubts among the Muslims. It is therefore necessary to demonstrate that all the three kinds of textual distortion, that is, alterations in the text: the deletion of phrases and verses from the text; and later additions to the original texts are abundantly present in both the. Old and the New Testaments.

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