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That's only evidence of compiled propagated structure refined over time .
The claim that the bible has Stood the test of time is silly . The bible has changed over time and time takes credence from the bible
and does not add to it .
Christians think their book has existed since 325 but back then and for a thousand years later it was called the Latin Vulgate . Protestant books since then number in the thousands and vary in translation and authenticity .
JW Watchtower type interpretations are to the King James version as the King James version is to the Latin Vulgate .
Thank God only one source has the power to change Harry Potter
Ann
Not all Christians argue that way.
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Christians, why do claims made in the bible [no comma separating subject from verb] validate other claims made in the same said bible, and how exactly do they achieve this?
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This is accomplished through witnesses.
One person says something, and then somebody else comes along who heard the very same thing said. So for example,
Matthew says in his gospel that after six days Jesus took Peter, James and John his brother, brought them up to a high mountain by themselves and was transfigured before them etc. (Matthew 17: 1 & 2).
Luke 9 gave the same account of Jesus - he didn't use the word "Transfiguration" but described how Jesus' face was altered when He became white and glistening (Luke 9:27 - 36).
Mark 9: 1 - 13 gave a similar account of the event.
Then along came Peter WHO WAS AN ACTUAL EYE WITNESS OF HIS MAJESTY CONCERNING TO THIS EVENT. He gave his account (2 Peter 1: 16 - 18)
God says in the mouth of two or three witnesses let everything be established. (Deuteronomy 17:6) So that's how it's accomplished
Usually, something is PROPHESIED by one of the old prophets of God in the Old Testament. Then when it comes to pass in the New Testament, it is written up by witnesses, such as all about Jesus' crucifixion. Everything about it was prophesied in Psalms, so when it came to pass, those who wrote it up in the New Testament were the witnesses who caused the truth to be established.
No Chance Without Jesus
Because while they were written thousands of years apart they are spot on, in things which there cannot be controlled, like where Jesus was born