Christians

[Statler Waldorf]

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God was consistent in His revelation, scripture is God’s revelation and it is available for anyone who wants to read it.

But which one is the one God was consistent with? The original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek? Innumerable translations since then? Modifications to the Canon which have taken place since it was supposedly settled over sixteen hundred years ago?

There is no "one Scripture." Depends on which variant of the Bible a particular church selects as "scriptural."

I've heard it said (I do not know if it is true) that Islam only regards the Arabic version of the Koran as "true," because that is the language it was written in. Presumably they wish to avoid what the Christian churches have done: picked and chosen which version of the Bible is Scripture, and which are not.

The KJV for example, is only four hundred years old this year. Ain't a word of Hebrew or Greek in it. And most people to-day cannot read four hundred year old English (such as Shakespeare), so it is safe to presume they can't read the KJV, either.

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Valid question. The original texts are the inspired word of God. I am not aware of any written in Aramaic, but yes Hebrew and Greek. That is why it is important to use several different translations when doing scriptural study; this is why I think King James Only-ists can get themselves into trouble. An excellent read on the matter if you are interested is "Knowing Scripture" and "How Can I Trust the Bible" both by RC Sproul. I am not aware of any real definitive evidence suggesting any of the manuscripts were ever modified or tampered with, so if you have some please do present it, thanks.