How do you explain the
deity of Jesus since Constantine re-wrote the Bible?
The re-writing of the New Testament is something that has been supported by liberal scholarship and non-believers for many years. There was a best-selling book, Holy Blood, Holy Grail, that suggested that very thing. The authors claimed that Diocletian destroyed all Christian literature in 303 AD. So later, Constantine allowed the “custodians of orthodoxy” to edit or revise their material as they saw fit. That’s when, they say, Jesus was made divine.
First of all, it would have been impossible for Diocletian to destroy ALL Christian literature. Sure, he destroyed some, but all, really?
Secondly, as far as manuscripts are concerned, we have over four dozen [in Greek alone] that pre-date the 4th century. Those manuscripts include passages such as John 1:1, 18; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8; 2 Peter 1:1 [and others], all of which affirm the deity of Christ.
The re-writing of the New Testament is something that has been supported by liberal scholarship and non-believers for many years. There was a best-selling book, Holy Blood, Holy Grail, that suggested that very thing. The authors claimed that Diocletian destroyed all Christian literature in 303 AD. So later, Constantine allowed the “custodians of orthodoxy” to edit or revise their material as they saw fit. That’s when, they say, Jesus was made divine.
First of all, it would have been impossible for Diocletian to destroy ALL Christian literature. Sure, he destroyed some, but all, really?
Secondly, as far as manuscripts are concerned, we have over four dozen [in Greek alone] that pre-date the 4th century. Those manuscripts include passages such as John 1:1, 18; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8; 2 Peter 1:1 [and others], all of which affirm the deity of Christ.
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