Note: While living for two years in Saudi Arabia I made Muslim friends and as a result have developed Islamic connections on social media. One group I am a part of is devoted to interfaith dialog between Muslims and Christians. The majority of the members appear to be from the Middle East and Africa. In April, I posed a question to the group: “Muslim apologists frequently claim that the Bible has been corrupted from its original form. What specific evidence do you have of corruption? As someone who has spent more than a little time studying the textual history of the Bible, the New Testament in particular, I find the claim of corruption difficult to substantiate. Compared to all other ancient texts, the Biblical text is extremely well attested in the manuscript record.” The question led to hundreds of comments and counter comments from many members. Those comments I consolidated into a single list of twenty evidences. I then shared that list of twenty with the group and asked for validation, which I received from the Muslim members of the group. I present that list here without additional comment. I hope in the future to return to it and share further thoughts. (DL, Sept. 13, 2021)

1. There are many contradictions in the Bible.
2. The Bible contains scientific errors.
3. There are many different translations of the Bible.
4. There are many different versions of the Bible with different numbers of books in them.
5. Some versions of the Bible are missing verses.
6. The Bible has been changed over time (e.g. Old and New Testaments).
7. We have no access to the original manuscripts of the Bible.
8. The Bible was written by many different authors, some of them unknown.
9. The Bible contains many human words, not just God’s words.
10. Jesus did not write any part of the Bible.
11. God never claimed the Bible was from Him.
12. The parts of the Bible that talk about Jesus were written years after He departed.
13. The Bible contains many illogical statements.
14. The Bible contains graphic sexual content.
15. The Bible contains unfulfilled prophecy.
16. The Bible contains false doctrine.
17. The Bible permits behavior that the Quran forbids.
18. The Bible slanders the prophets (e.g. the prophet Lot).
19. The Bible itself testifies that it has been corrupted (e.g. Jer 8:8).
20. The unrighteous lives of Christians prove their book is corrupt.