Apologetics Press

How do scholars distinguish between textual variants, and what criteria are used to sort out differences? The vast majority of manuscript variations involve minor matters and do not affect doctrine relating to one’s salvation. Join the discussion on the process of evaluating the significance and origin of textual variants.

As copies of the Bible were being made, sometimes the scribes or monks who were transcribing the texts introduced intentional changes. These were not sinister attempts to corrupt the text, but misguided attempts by a scribe to correct what he thought was a mistake. This lesson discusses these different types of intentional errors and if they affected the message of the Bible.

During the first few centuries after Jesus’ death, the Bible was transmitted through copies of the original letters. Since persecution was intense against Christianity, any copies would have been produced by individual members. Later centuries saw larger standardized methods for producing copies to distribute. What types of unintentional errors could occur and how widespread or complete would these errors be?

Has the Bible been corrupted? Can we be sure the Bible is God’s Word? Skeptics, atheists, and other religions have aggressively attacked the Bible for centuries. How do their arguments fair against the historical and documented history? This lesson provides easy-to-understand answers to these important questions.

Does the Bible celebrate slavery, as some contend? Was Jesus pro-slavery? Should Christians be embarrassed by what the Bible teaches on this subject? Delve into this most explosive subject with simple, sound reasoning.

Does God hate women? Does the Bible teach that women are inferior to men? And must a wife, according to the Bible, really submit to her husband? What is the truth of the matter?

Was Jesus mistaken in Matthew 24:34? Did He audaciously (yet incorrectly) predict that the end of the world would be in the first century?

Allegedly, God is a murderer. Among other things, He instructed the Israelites to kill countless Canaanites. How can Christians logically and justifiably believe in and serve such a God?

Are Jephthah’s actions in Judges 11 proof that God condones literal human sacrifices? Consider what some consider “a top 10 worst Bible passage.”

Why did God feel the need to condemn idolatry? Is He insecure, as some skeptics contend? And how can a good, loving God also be a jealous God? Consider a rational and biblically consistent response to these frequently asked questions.