Six More Times the Bible Was Altered!

What if I told you that the Bible on your dresser is not the same Bible that was written all those centuries ago. Your Bible has been altered! Both the Old and New Testament have been changed over the centuries - either because of accidental copying errors or deliberate editing, countless verses have been added to, subtracted from, or simply edited - often to fit religious or political agendas.

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Video Chapters:
0:09 - Introduction
0:53 - Fool and Knave
2:05 - The Long Ending of Mark
3:08 - God's father and brothers
5:22 - Other references to the gods and sons of god
5:52 - A gender-neutral NIV
6:56 - Other changes to the NIV
7:12 - Giving birth pre-maturely
8:42 - Outro

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According to the general consensus of scholarship *(even critical Christian scholars), * YHWH was originally incorporated into the Canaanite pantheon as a son of the Canaanite high god El before inheriting the top spot in the pantheon and El's wife Athirat (Asherah) before religious reforms "divorced" them. El's pantheon in Ugarit (modern day Ras Shamra in Syria) is called the *Elohim, * literally the plural of El. Interestingly, the Biblical god is also referred to numerous times as Elohim. If you want to see if El is fictional, just read his mythology in the Ugaritic/Canaanite texts.

"The mysterious Ugaritic text Shachar and Shalim tells how (perhaps near the beginning of all things) *El* came to shores of the sea and saw two women who bobbed up and down. *El* was sexually aroused and took the two with him, killed a bird by throwing a staff at it, and roasted it over a fire. He asked the women to tell him when the bird was fully cooked, and to then address him either as husband or as father, for he would thenceforward behave to them as they called him. They saluted him as husband. He then lay with them, and they gave birth to Shachar ("Dawn") and Shalim ("Dusk"). Again *El* lay with his wives and the wives gave birth to "the gracious gods", "cleavers of the sea", "children of the sea". The names of these wives are not explicitly provided, but some confusing rubrics at the beginning of the account mention the goddess *Athirat (Asherah), * who is otherwise *El's* chief wife, and the goddess Raḥmayyu ("the one of the womb"), otherwise unknown."

*"First, a god named El predates the arrival of the Israelites into Syria-Palestine.* Biblical usage shows El was not just a generic noun, but often a proper name for Israel’s God (e.g., Gen 33:20: “El, the God of Israel”)."

"I should add here that it is very clear from the grammar that the noun nachalah in v. 9 should be translated “inheritance.” *Yahweh receives Israel as his “inheritance” (nachalah), just as the other sons of El received their nations as their inheritance (nachal, v. 8).* With this verb, especially in the Hiphil, the object is always what is being given as an inheritance. Thus, Israel is given to Yahweh as his inheritance. ((Here I’m indebted to Dan McClellan.)) It would make no sense for Elyon to give himself an inheritance. Moreover, as I’ve argued elsewhere, it is not just the Gentile nations that are divided up according to the number of the *sons of El.* It is all of humankind, i.e., “the sons of Adam.” This clearly includes Israel. And the sons of Adam are not divided up according to the number of the *sons of El, * plus one (i.e., plus Elyon). They are divided up, according to the text, *solely* according to the number of the *sons of El.* *Thus, that Yahweh receives Israel as his inheritance makes Yahweh one of the sons of El mentioned in v. 8. Any other construal of the text would constitute its rewriting.*

A Sumerian hymn speaks to the goddess: “Nanshe, your divine powers are not matched by any other divine powers.” *Does this mean that Nanshe was the high goddess, that there were no gods above her? No, it does not.* Nanshe was the daughter of Enki, the high god. *In Sumerian mythology, as with Ugaritic, Israelite, Babylonian, and others, in the ancient past, the high god (Enki, in this case) divided up the world and assigned his children certain domains.* Nanshe was given a limited domain (the modern Persian Gulf) and was tasked with maintaining social justice there. *This is exactly what we see in Deuteronomy 32 with Yahweh. Yahweh is given a limited domain (Israel) and is given authority over his people, to punish them, as well as to protect and defend them against foreign enemies.* That Yahweh, like Nanshe, is said to have incomparable divine power *does not* mean that he is not subordinate to the high god who gave him his domain. *It is also of note that Nanshe, like Baal, Yahweh, and so many other deities, evolved over time. Her domain increased, and she was promoted in the pantheon (although she never became the high goddess)."*

*"The Most Heiser: Yahweh and Elyon in Psalm 82 and Deuteronomy 32 - Religion at the Margins"* based on the *majority scholarly consensus.*
(Written by Thom Stark who is a Christian)

*"Michael Heiser: A Unique Species? - Religion at the Margins"*
(A second response to Michael Heiser)

*"Excerpt from “Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan” by John Day - Lehi's Library."*

*"The Table of Nations: The Geography of the World in Genesis 10"* - TheTorah.com
(Excluding the short narrative on Nimrod (vv. 8–12), *which appears to be a later addition, * Genesis 10 contains *70* names of nations or cities, a number that was symbolic of totality. Similarly, the descendants of Jacob were *70* in number (Gen 46:37; Exod 1:5), *as were the sons of the supreme Canaanite god El, with whom YHWH became equated.)*

*"Polytheism and Ancient Israel’s Canaanite Heritage. Part V | theyellowdart"*
(Of course, much of this [i.e., that Israel worshiped El and Asherah alongside YHWH] is really to be expected given that recent syntheses of the *archaeological, cultural, and literary data* pertaining to the emergence of the nation of Israel in the Levant *show that most of the people who would eventually compose this group were originally Canaanite. As the Hebrew Bible notes, the Hebrew language itself is a Canaanite language, literally the “lip of Canaan” (שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן; Is. **19:18**), and so it cannot often be distinguished by modern scholars from other Canaanite inscriptions on purely linguistic grounds.)*

*"Ugarit - New World Encyclopedia"*
(Ugaritic religion centered on the chief god, Ilu or El, whose titles included "Father of mankind" and "Creator of the creation." The Court of El was referred to as the (plural) 'lhm or ***Elohim, *** a word ***later used by the biblical writers to describe the Hebrew deity*** and translated into English as "God, " in the singular.
El, which was ***also the name of the God of Abraham, *** was described as an aged deity with white hair, seated on a throne.)

*"Mark Smith: Yahweh as El’s Son & Yahweh’s Ascendency – Lehi's Library"*
(Mark Smith is a Catholic)

*"God, Gods, and Sons (and Daughters) of God in the Hebrew Bible. Part III | theyellowdart"*

*"02 | December | 2009 | Daniel O. McClellan - Psalm 82"*
(Daniel McClellan is a Mormon)

*"Elohim | Daniel O. McClellan"*
(Refer to the article "Angels and Demons (and Michael Heiser)")

*"God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible - Almost."*
(Pay attention to whose wife Asherah (Athirat) is in the Ugaritic/Canaanite texts and how she became the wife of YHWH/Yahweh)

*"Yahweh's Divorce from the Goddess Asherah in the Garden of Eden - Mythology Matters."*

*"Asherah, God's Wife in Ancient Israel. Part IV - theyellowdart"*

*"The Gates of Ishtar — El, was the original god of the bible."*

*"The Gates of Ishtar — Anath in the Elephantine Papyri"*
(In addition to Asherah (Athirat) being the consort of Yahweh, it appears some Israelites also viewed the Canaanite goddess Anat(h) as Yahweh's consort)

*"Canaanite Religion - New World Encyclopedia"*
(Refer to the section "Relationship to Biblical Religion")

*"The Syncretization of Yahweh and El : reddit/AcademicBiblical"*
(For a good summary of all of the above articles)

Watch Professor Christine Hayes who lectures on the Hebrew Bible at Yale University. Watch lecture 2 from 40:40 to 41:50 minutes, lecture 7 from 30:00 minutes onwards, lecture 8 from 12:00 to 17:30 minutes and lecture 12 from 27:40 minutes onwards.

Watch *"Pagan Origins of Judaism"* by Sigalius Myricantur and read the description in the video to see the scholarship the video is based on.

Watch *"How Monotheism Evolved"* by Sigalius Myricantur and watch up to at least 21:40.

Watch *"Atheism - A History of God (The Polytheistic Origins of Christianity and Judaism)"*
(By a former theist)

Watch *"The Origins of Yahweh"* by Derreck Bennett at Atheologica.

[alanw]

George Carlin was once asked if he would ever place his hand on a Bible and take the oath if he was called as a witness in court. He said, "Sure. I'd tell the same amount of truth as the people who wrote the Bible". Ha! I miss that guy.

[stevewarren]

A lot of evangelicals have no problem lying about almost any subject.

[monee]

This is thorough and to-the-point. Thank you.

[ShiniestMew]

I was really told the other day not to ask questions because it's leading me to unhappiness. That worrying about the world and life is what god does and you don't question the plan. You can't reach someone who thinks that, you have to just hope they discover truth on their own.

[bbittercoffee]

This is one of the biggest reasons why I left the church
If "his" word can't be trusted, if every time it doesn't suit the current powerful people it gets changed, why should I keep my faith in him?

[robinshankland]

Best monthly expense I have! Your work is SENSATIONAL and oh so necessary.

[noamjen]

3:00 funny how they choose to adhere to the dancing with snakes part and not drinking poison, it's almost like they don't believe that could

[BranTheBald]

Thank you for doing what you are doing, it's time for humanity to move on

[Rafsanul_Haq_]

I appreciate your research, but I would love to see a collaboration and debate between you and InspiringPhilosophy about the alterations made to the Bible.

[grmpEqweer]

Those snakes the snake handling churches use are usually kept in inhumane conditions.😢

[honodle]

A word on 'snake handlers': besides looking ridiculous 'dancing' with a poisonous snake, they are actually challenging God to keep them safe. And scripture is clear on this: "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

[DutchJoan]

The hardest part for me is communicating these findings in a manner that the people I talk to can hear me. Some really can't.

[kashigata]

I appreciate how hard you must work on these videos! It is not a criticism for me to say how I wish each were much, much longer. I love your voice, your brain and dedication. I’d be happy to listen to an hour or more of your insights, any day of the week.

[darkhill]

Another great video! I was also raised to believe in the inerrancy and inspiration of the bible. Discovering changes like this and the major historical flaws was the beginning of the end for my faith. If there are all of these issues in the text, are the wages of sin really death? Is the dead Jewish guy really The Way? If the text isn't trustworthy and there is no ongoing or confirming revelation, what is there that I can trust with my life? No koolaid for me, thanks!

[gazzas]

I was a bible believing person until I started reading it without my belief turned on. After rereading it several times I realised it was a load of horse shit.

[oldeskul]

Some versions of Leviticus 18:22 say "A man shall not lay with a boy as with womankind" rather than "A man shall not lay with a man as womankind", which is say a condemnation against having sex with children. I believe that during the time of Martin Luther, that was considered the correct interpretation.

[centaur]

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[botboy]

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[PauloBarreto]

Very good. You have a lot of work studying this stuff. I congratulate you.