What is the scientific/historical response to the allegation that the Torah and the Gospels were forged?

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Scientific Evidence for the Authenticity of the Scripture: God did not reveal His scriptural revelation for humans to manipulate it whimsically. Below are the key scientific evidences that, along with the Quran, confirm the scripture. These are results of modern archaeological discoveries. 1.⁠ ⁠*Dead Sea Scrolls*: Discovered in 1947 in Qumran, near the Dead Sea in Palestine, the scrolls date back to the 2nd century BCE and include the Torah in Hebrew, written on goat skin. Scholars compared this text with the current one and found them identical. These scrolls are now housed in the Jerusalem Museum, with complete photographic copies available in global museums for anyone interested in research. 2.⁠ ⁠*Rylands Papyrus*: The archaeologist Rylands discovered a fragment of the Gospel of John, written on papyrus, dating to around 125 CE. Given that John, the author of the Gospel, died around 105 CE, this fragment from the 18th chapter of the Gospel of John matches exactly with the current text. 3.⁠ ⁠*Chester Beatty Papyrus*: The archaeologist Chester Beatty discovered numerous fragments of the Gospel written on papyrus, dating back to the 3rd century CE. These fragments match exactly with the current text and are some of the most significant discoveries proving the authenticity of the Gospel’s text. These fragments are preserved in the Michigan Museum in the United States. 4.⁠ ⁠*Vatican Museum Manuscript*: The Vatican Museum houses a complete text of the Torah and the Gospel dating back to the 4th century CE (around 330 CE) in Latin. This text matches exactly with the current one and is known as the “Vaticanus.” 5.⁠ ⁠*British Museum Manuscript*: The British Museum holds a complete text of the Torah and the Gospel in ancient Greek, also dating back to the 4th century CE (around 330 CE). Discovered in Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, it is known as the “Sinaiticus.” This text matches exactly with the current one. 6.⁠ ⁠*Uniformity Across Christian Denominations*: Despite the diversity of Christian denominations, the text of the scripture remains consistent across all denominations worldwide, from east to west and north to south, in various languages. 7.⁠ ⁠*Muslim Scholars*: Many Muslim scholars have refuted the allegation of scriptural forgery, among them Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Sheikh Muhammad Abduh.

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