There are always questions about the Bible and if it has been corrupted. It is true that no one has the original copy of the Bible but we must examine this point. The point is that copies that we do got, has it been changed.
Muslims always talked the Bible has been changed. There was a well-known scholar named Al-Tabari that accepted the Bible's accuracy. Two hundred years after the death of Muhammad, Al-Tabari wrote a book called "The Religion and Empire." He never had doubts on the authenticity of the Bible.
In the ninth Century, Al-Ghazzali examined the Bible. He always expressed that all the books of the Bible were authentic and uncorrupted. He never questioned the integrity of the Bible.
I will write about a few manuscripts that was written before Muhammad became the prophet of Islam. The Bible that we got today are not different from the ancient manuscripts.
The Codex Vaticanus and it is dated from 325-350 A.D. It includes all of the books of the Bible to Hebrews. The original document does not extend past Hebrews 9:14. The remaining portion of the New Testament is included by a letter hand. It is located in the Vatican library.
The Codex Alexandrinus is dated 450 A.D. It contains most of the books of the Bible. The manuscript begins at Matthew 25:6, a portion of John from John 6:50 to John 8:52 and a portion if 2 Corinthians from 2 Corinthians 4:13 to 2 Corinthians 12:7 are missing. It is stored in the British Museum.
The Codex Sinaiticus has been back to 350 A.D. It contains the entire New Testament and a portion of the Old Testament. It is also placed in the British Museum.
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