Is the Bible Merely Unreliable Translations Written by Men?
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Question about how to respond to someone who dismisses the Bible’s divine authority on the grounds that it was “written by mere men” and “is a bunch of unreliable translations of translations of translations.”
* How would you respond to someone who dismissed the Bible’s divine authority on the grounds that it was “written by mere men” and “is a bunch of unreliable translations of translations of translations”?
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