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From
the original gospel according to john to papyrus 66, the gap maybe 100
years or
more.
John
20:28 is NOT in papyrus 52
But
John
20:28 is in papyrus 66
But
How
do you know that john 20:28 was in the ORIGINAL gospel according to
john?
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ANSWER:
SHOULD
JOHN 20:28 BE IN THE BIBLE?
Found
in 1920, Papyrus
52 (P52) is a scrap of paper not much bigger than a postage stamp,
containing five (5) verses of scripture – John 18:31-33, 37-38, with
118 Greek
letters written on it.
Surely
it appeals to reason that it would be a complete waste of
time to look for John
20:28 in P52?
Look
for the word “Zebra” under “T” in the dictionary.
A
complete waste of time! Why? Because it’s not there to start with!
You
may as well ask the question
“Should
the Book of James, or Revelation or Daniel be in the Bible
“…Except
I shall see in his hands the print of the
nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my
hand into
his side, I will not believe. (John
20:25)
Jesus appears and stands in their midst and
says to Thomas “…Reach hither thy finger, and behold my
hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it
into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.” (John 20:27)
Then
Jesus saith
unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me,
thou hast
believed: blessed are they that
have not seen, and yet have
believed. (John 20:29)
How
would Jesus know that Thomas believed? Surely, Thomas
must have said something? Or did Jesus just read his mind (and of
course that
wouldn’t have been a problem for Jesus either)? What would give the
indication
to everyone there that Thomas had believed?
There are two other aspects to this whole question.
1.
No
Bible critic in the history of man has ever questioned whether John 20:28
should be in the Bible. Look up any version and you’ll find it there.
2.
The
real reason
for
doubt over this verse is just that - Satan loves to raise doubt just
for the
sake of it. “If you throw enough mud, maybe it will stick!” “Yea, hath
God
said?” (Gen 3:1). Raise an allegation even though there is
absolutely no
grounds for it. This a favourite ploy of TV reporters “Is it true
(they’ve just
made it up on the spot) that such and such ….. ?”
1.
Scrap
of paper
2.
Found
in 1920
3.
Of
an unknown sources
4.
Of
an unknown author
5.
Using
the dubious and unreliable method and analysis of Paleography
6.
Considered
a fraud by most Bible critics
“Anything
to discredit the Bible, even if there is no basis for it.”
for
we are not ignorant of
his devices.”
(2 Cor 2:11)
Harley
Hitchcock
www.
AustralianBibleMinistries
.com
www.AustralianBibleMinistries.com