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Hasn't the Bible been corrupted over time?

The manuscript evidence for the New Testament is overwhelming, with thousands of early copies whose remarkable consistency allows scholars to reconstruct the original text with great confidence, showing no evidence of the wholesale corruption sometimes alleged.

Catholic teaching

The Church holds that Sacred Scripture, composed under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, has been faithfully transmitted and preserved, so that the biblical text we possess today reliably conveys the apostolic teaching about Christ.

Biblical foundation

Jesus affirms that 'heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away' (Matt 24:35) and that Scripture 'cannot be broken' (John 10:35), expressing confidence in the enduring reliability of God's written word.

Scripture references

Matthew 24:35
John 10:35
Isaiah 40:8

Historical evidence

Over 5,800 Greek New Testament manuscripts survive, some fragments dating to within decades of the originals (like Papyrus 52, c. AD 125), and comparison across this vast manuscript tradition shows textual variants are overwhelmingly minor spelling or word-order differences that affect no doctrine.

The Church Fathers

I am not... following any novel inspiration... but reproducing faithfully what I find in the Greek, only correcting obvious errors of transcription.
St. Jerome · Preface to the Four Gospels (c. AD 383)

Catechism

CCC 105
CCC 107

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