Textual Criticism

Textual Criticism - Can We Trust the Bible? (8/1/21)

Did copyists intentionally change the text of the New Testament? A discussion of Bart D. Ehrman's Orthodox Corruption of Scripture.

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54. Bart Ehrman, Orthodox Corruption of Scripture

What does a true church really do?  What are some of the errors many churches have fallen victim to?  How can you tell a true church from a false one?  These are very important questions, and this passage addresses each of these questions and more.

I Love Jesus But Hate the Church

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How We Goth the Bible

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Theologian, Krista Bontrager, survey issues related to the transmission and preservation of the Bible.

Has the Bible Been Corrupted?

Has the Bible Been Corrupted? Part 1

How does the Gospel of Mark end? There's more than one answer! A discussion of Burgon's The Last Twelve Verses of Mark for our Easter episode.

New Testament Review

20. John Burgon, The Last Twelve Verses of Mark

It sounds pretty suspicious that a holy book that has been hand-copied for nearly two thousand years is inspired, Holy, and never, in the hundreds of years of this telephone game, ever got screwed up.

This is part one, where our friend and scholar Joey McCollum walks us through the issue and the field of textual criticism and the art and science of working through this mess.

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Ep. 9 - Textual Criticism Part 1

This is Part 2 of our series on textual criticism; this time we get into examples of the mistakes in the Bible and how to look at/examine them!  enjoy scholarship and inebriated fun.

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Ep. 10 - Textual Criticism Part 2

How can we know what the original New Testament documents said? We do not have the original autographs of the New Testament authors. This has caused many to claim that we cannot know what they originally wrote and that the New Testament has been lost through many translations and transmissions. However, the science of textual criticism has much to say about how confident we can be in our modern New Testament containing what was originally written. In this episode we go through the manuscript evidence, the textual variants within the manuscripts, and the percentage of accuracy that we have for the New Testament. The evidence for our modern New Testament being accurate with the original is overwhelming and as a Christian, I am sure it will strengthen your confidence in Scripture. Just because the New Testament has been accurately transmitted, does not necessarily mean that what it says is true, that’s a different argument. However, we can be confident that we have what was originally written with 99% accuracy.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism edited by Elijah Hixson and Peter J. Gurry       https://amzn.to/3h017vx


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Episode 119: Do We Have the Original New Testament?

How do we know what should and should not be included in our Bibles? As Christians, we need to be aware of important textual variants in the Bible, and we need to know what we believe about them. There are three major textual variants that most likely were not a part of the original New Testament manuscripts: Mark 16:9-20, John 7:53-8:11, and 1 John 5:7-8 (in the KJV). This may come as a shock, but do not be alarmed! In this episode we will walk you through the arguments and the textual evidence for these three passages not being original. Additionally, we will look at one textual variant that scholars are undecided on whether or not it is original. After looking into these textual variants, we will assess how important they are for Christian faith and practice, and if they deeply effect any doctrines of Christianity. Our hope is that this episode will be an encouragement to you and that your confidence in Biblical transmission and translation will grow. Also, our goal is to equip you to be able to talk with critics of Christianity about Scripture and how we know that we have what the originals said.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism edited by Elijah Hixson and Peter J. Gurry       https://amzn.to/3h017vx

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Episode 120: Textual Variants: Verses That Shouldn't Be In The Bible

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