FABRICATIONS · INTERPOLATION
Jews Reasoning Addition
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
is not found in the earliest Greek manuscripts (like P45 and Codex Sinaiticus), indicating later addition. Such an omission and subsequent addition reveal that the biblical text was not stable. This highlights a pattern of text alteration in the Bible, reinforcing the argument that its current form does not match the original revelation.
THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
This verse, though not in earliest manuscripts, reflects a historically accurate scenario that scribes felt was worth recording. It is aligning with the cultural and narrative context of Acts, therefore, consider it an innocuous addition.
THE ISLAMIC POSITION
Even narrative conclusions were subject to insertion. If such verses can appear later, how certain can one be that the entirety of Acts, or the New Testament, is original? This undermines any claim to a divinely preserved biblical text and strengthens the critique of its reliability.
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Jews Reasoning Addition