[af_vet_1981]

What good is it to say that the autographs (i.e., the originals) were inspired? We don't have the originals! We have only error-ridden copies, and the vast majority of these are centuries removed from the originals and different from them . . . in thousands of ways.

If Ehrman is correct, then he has uncovered the single thread that would unravel the entire garment of the Christian faith. There is no need to critique the content of the New Testament if we don't even have the New Testament.

This is why it is fundamental to have one holy catholic apostolic church from the First Century until this hour.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: This is why it is fundamental to have one holy catholic apostolic church from the First Century until this hour.

How did the holy catholic apostolic church ensure that what was copied was indeed faithful to the original seeing how far flung the Roman empire was and how many copies there were circulating out there?

Was there a CENTRAL place during the early first century that informed every Christian in the Roman Empire that THIS ONE COPY (say) is the basis by which all copies have to be based on?

[SoConPubbie]

This is why it is fundamental to have one holy catholic apostolic church from the First Century until this hour.

Extremely Weak.

[ealgeone]

And yet, the vulgate got Luke 1:28 wrong.