Wow, so much misinformation in this thread, not even certain where to start.
The Bible was written over a period of approximately 1600 years by 40 different men authors under the inspiration of God himself in three different languages, the bible uses the term "God breathed" to describe the delivery of the word from God to certain men. Yet, to this day, it is the most read book and people want to find contradictions with it but cannot. There were prophesies written 700 years prior to Jesus virgin birth and his crucifixion. People attempt to prove inaccuracy both spiritually and historically but they never hold up, the Bible always speaks for itself. It is simply truth beyond doubt. But also remember what the Bible says that the Bible is "foolishness" to those who do not believer and are governed by the flesh and not faith.
The Bible is very clear and was accepted by the Hebrews who were in charge of caring for all the copies of the original manuscripts. As the Roman empire spread to the east, those writings were translated to Greek which was the dominate language of that area. This was around 200 BC. Later it was translated in Latin which was the dominate language of Rome. The Catholic Bible does have some extra books in the Old Testament only that are called the Apocrypha which means "secret or hidden" They were acknowledged by the Hebrews who translated the books as being extra writings but in the course of translation, they translated everything they had and the early Church adopted them. Then the great reformers of the 16th Century said no, the Apocrypha books were not part of the original text and therefore do not appear in protestant Bibles. Also look up LXX which were the 70 or 72 Hebrew authors who did the translation work.
The Bible, in its original Koine Greek is literally the word of God breathed to man so he (man) would know about a perfect and loving God who cannot be present nor look upon sin. He is Holy and Just and we have no right standing on our own before Him aside from the sacrifice of His son. The Bible tells us of who God is and who man is. We are sinful creatures lost and doomed without His action on our part. I understand that many on here will say the Bible is a bunch of fairy tales and poems and some history. The reality is that it contains truth many are not willing to accept and this is God's revealed truth and we need nothing more. Man has tried to find fault with the Bible over the years but it still makes a powerful difference in the lives of many, including me, how is that possible? Where is the conflicting evidence?
