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Are the traditional texts reliable

May 23, 2011

Evidence: Can we trust traditional texts to be reliable? [Excerpts] It really depends on how much care has been taken to preserve them. Recently, Barry Arrington posted on how we can be sure of something (for example, that bin Laden is dead). The burden of proof is on any who...Read more

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