The Biblical writings have been preserved throughout the millennia by way of the thousands of manuscripts and copies currently in existence.

Your entire statement is the common mantra. It is told by every minister's teacher to every minister in Seminary, who then goes on to repeat it to the congregation, passed down from generation to generation. Evidence is offered and there is evidence that supports it.

What about all the evidence that doesn't support it?

When you really dig into the evidence this statement starts to fall apart. I suggest you do so. See what you find. Look with a critical eye. Don't assume it is true. Look for the discrepancies. Look for the parts that don't make sense, such as YHWH demanding child sacrfice e.g., or "God changing" with the "new convenant." God (AKA Source) can't change. It is the Source of all things, including the things we call "good" or "evil" which while in some cases are congruent across societies, in others change drastically, even to opposite poles.

YHWH (whether he is Source or not) has a chosen people. Who are those chosen people? I don't mean who are the people The Church says are the chosen people (those who believe that YHWH is Source). Who are they really? Really look into why YHWH demands blood sacrifices, and "changed." Maybe that's not exactly what happened. Maybe by looking at "alternative" translations (alternate to the ones you know) you can see that. Maybe by realizing that there are numerous names that got translated into "God" in "The Good Book" you can see that there is more to the story. Maybe by realizing that what is translated into English (or Latin, or even the "new Jewish language" that injected vowels) is not self-consistent nor is it consistent with other works (otherwise canon books that didn't make it into the final cut, or other historical documents/archeology).

It is especially interesting when you start digging into other Religions, or scholarship on the religion that existed before the Jewish religion became monotheistic and was made into the defacto religion of the Jews around 800 BC. The "Torah" (AKA The Law that guided society) didn't really take hold for several hundred years. It was written by the Jewish Priest Class and it was used to rule the land of Israel. God demanded sacrifices and the "tithe" (including the best cuts of meat from sacrifices, etc.) from the people but it was the Jewish Priest Class that really got those best cuts of meat, and money (and still do today). When you really dig in, you find that the Jewish Priest Class is the same exact people that rules the world today.

When you use the word "God" everyone assumes you mean Source. Yet all Religions actually talk about very different "Gods," even if they are monotheistic, and so does the Bible. Maybe there is a reason for that. Maybe there is more to the story upon further scholarship outside of those who profess the "Bible is 100% true and correct."

The Biblical writings have been preserved throughout the millennia by way of the thousands of manuscripts and copies currently in existence.

Your entire statement is the common mantra. It is told by every minister's teacher to every minister in Seminary, who then goes on to repeat it to the congregation, passed down from generation to generation. Evidence offered and there is evidence that supports it.

What about all the evidence that doesn't support it?

When you really dig into the evidence this statement starts to fall apart. I suggest you do so. See what you find. Look with a critical eye. Don't assume it is true. Look for the discrepancies. Look for the parts that don't make sense, such as YHWH demanding child sacrfice e.g., or "God changing" with the "new convenant." God (AKA Source) can't change. It is the Source of all things, including the things we call "good" or "evil" which while in some cases are congruent across societies, in others change drastically, even to opposite poles.

YHWH (whether he is Source or not) has a chosen people. Who are those chosen people? I don't mean who are the people The Church says are the chosen people (those who believe that YHWH is Source). Who are they really? Really look into why YHWH demands blood sacrifices, and "changed." Maybe that's not exactly what happened. Maybe by looking at "alternative" translations (alternate to the ones you know) you can see that. Maybe by realizing that there are numerous names that got translated into "God" in "The Good Book" you can see that there is more to the story. Maybe by realizing that what is translated into English (or Latin, or even the "new Jewish language" that injected vowels) is not self-consistent nor is it consistent with other works (otherwise canon books that didn't make it into the final cut, or other historical documents/archeology).

It is especially interesting when you start digging into other Religions, or scholarship on the religion that existed before the Jewish religion became monotheistic and was made into the defacto religion of the Jews around 800 BC. The "Torah" (AKA The Law that guided society) didn't really take hold for several hundred years. It was written by the Jewish Priest Class and it was used to rule the land of Israel. God demanded sacrifices and the "tithe" (including the best cuts of meat from sacrifices, etc.) from the people but it was the Jewish Priest Class that really got those best cuts of meat, and money (and still do today). When you really dig in, you find that the Jewish Priest Class is the same exact people that rules the world today.

When you use the word "God" everyone assumes you mean Source. Yet all Religions actually talk about very different "Gods," even if they are monotheistic, and so does the Bible. Maybe there is a reason for that. Maybe there is more to the story upon further scholarship outside of those who profess the "Bible is 100% true and correct."

The Biblical writings have been preserved throughout the millennia by way of the thousands of manuscripts and copies currently in existence.

Your entire statement is the common mantra. It is told by every minister's teacher to every minister in Seminary, who then goes on to repeat it to the congregation, passed down from generation to generation. Evidence offered and there is evidence that supports it.

What about all the evidence that doesn't support it?

When you really dig into the evidence this statement starts to fall apart. I suggest you do so. See what you find. Look with a critical eye. Don't assume it is true. Look for the discrepancies. Look for the parts that don't make sense, such as YHWH demanding child sacrfice e.g., or "God changing" with the "new convenant." God (AKA Source) can't change. It is the Source of all things, including the things we call "good" or "evil" which while in some cases are congruent across societies, in others change drastically, even to opposite poles.

YHWH (whether he is Source or not) has a chosen people. Who are those chosen people? I don't mean who are the people The Church says are the chosen people (those who believe that YHWH is Source). Who are they really? Really look into why YHWH demands blood sacrifices, and "changed." Maybe that's not exactly what happened. Maybe by looking at "alternative" translations (alternate to the ones you know) you can see that. Maybe by realizing that there are numerous names that got translated into "God" in "The Good Book" you can see that there is more to the story. Maybe by realizing that what is translated into English (or Latin, or even the "new Jewish language" that injected vowels) is not self-consistent nor is it consistent with other works (otherwise canon books that didn't make it into the final cut, or other historical documents/archeology).

It is especially interesting when you start digging into other Religions, or scholarship on the religion that existed before the Jewish religion became monotheistic and was made into the defacto religion of the Jews around 800 BC. The "Torah" (AKA The Law that guided society) didn't really take hold for several hundred years. It was written by the Jewish Priest Class and it was used to rule the land of Israel. God demanded sacrifices and the "tithe" (including the best cuts of meat from sacrifices, etc.) from the people but it was the Jewish Priest Class that really got those best cuts of meat, and money (and still do today). When you really dig in, you find that the Jewish Priest Class is the same exact people that rules the world today.

When you use the word "God" everyone assumes you mean Source. Yet all Religions actually talk about very different "Gods," even if they are monotheistic. Maybe there is a reason for that. Maybe there is more to the story upon further scholarship outside of those who profess the "Bible is 100% true and correct."