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The Ancient Text of the New Testament

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  • Jakob van Bruggen

Jakob van Bruggen is a proponent of the Majority Text. In this document he challenges the arguments raised against the Majority Text and also discusses the way in which textual decisions are made in textual criticism. 

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Can We Trust the New Testament?

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  • Matt Waymeyer

This article discusses some matters of New Testament textual criticism: there is an abundance of existing manuscripts, the variants are mostly insignificant, and all doctrines are easily preserved in the midst of viable textual variants.

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The Transmission of the Scriptures

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  • John H. Skilton

This article considers the preservation of the Scriptures in relation to the inspiration of the original manuscripts. The author looks at the history of the Old Testament text, the Masoretic text and its witnesses, including discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls. The New Testament is also discussed with equal weight on its purity as far as the autographs are concerned.

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Challenges in New Testament Textual Criticism for the Twenty-First Century

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  • Daniel B. Wallace

The field of New Testament textual criticism was strongly influenced by the publication of Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus: The Story behind Who Changed the Bible and Why. The publication's main argument was that the early orthodox faith radically changed the text to conform to their views.

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The Gospel according to Bart: A Review Article of "Misquoting Jesus" by Bart Ehrman

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  • Daniel B. Wallace

This article reviews Bart Ehrman's book on textual criticism, Misquoting Jesus. It introduces the field of textual criticism and Ehrman as a scholar.

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The Majority-Text theory: History, Methods and Critique

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  • Daniel B. Wallace

During the last third of the twentieth century in New Testament textual criticism, a small but growing number of students accept the theory that the original text is to be found in a majority of manuscripts. This revival of the Majority Text theory is multifaceted.

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The New International Version and Its Textual Principles in the Book of Psalms

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

This essay considers the textual criticism principles applied in the New International Version translation of the book of Psalms, and provides a critical assessment.

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Modern Textual Criticism and the Majority Text: A Surrejoinder

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  • Zane C. Hodges

This short paper continues the discussion of the status of the Majority Text and its function in modern textual criticism.

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Modern Textual Criticism and the Majority Text: A Rejoinder

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  • Gordon Fee

This short paper continues the discussion of the status of the Majority Text and its function in modern textual criticism.

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Modern Textual Criticism and the Majority Text: A Response

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  • Zane C. Hodges

This paper reflects on and responds to the debate about the function of the Majority Text and its implications for textual criticism. The publication of The New Testament according to the Majority Text, edited by Arthur Farstad and Zane Hodges, sparked a warm debate about the Greek text of the New Testament.

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Modern Textual Criticism and the Revival of the Textus Receptus

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  • Gordon Fee

This paper critically reflects upon the revival of the use of the Textus Receptus and its implications for textual criticism.

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Current Problems and Projects in New Testament Research

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  • Simon J. Kistemaker

This is a survey of the state of New Testament studies. Aspects noted include textual criticism, redaction criticism, and the divinity of Jesus and his resurrection.

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Aims of OT Textual Criticism

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

At its beginning stages textual criticism aimed at establishing the text as the author wished to have it presented to the public. Modern textual criticism has taken a different turn. This article looks at five aims in the study of textual criticism within OT studies.

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Finding the Right Word - Principles of Textual Criticism

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  • Debra E. Anderson

This the first article by this author on the principles of textual criticism. In the past, these principles have underminded the divine authorship of scripture through their aim to discover authorial intent. The author appeals for principles which honor the inspiration and inerrancy of scripture and its inerrancy.

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Whose Word is it Anyway?

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  • Debra E. Anderson

This the second article by this author on the principles of textual criticism. In the past, higher criticism has tended to leave the Bible to human authorship only. The author here embraces the inerrancy, inspiration, and divine authorship of scripture.

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Erasmus and the Authority of Scripture

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  • Riemer A. Faber

This article is about Desiderius Erasmus and the authority of Scripture. It also looks at the ad fontes movement, John Colet, Lorenzo Valla, hermeneutics and the text of Scripture, and Erasmus and textual criticism and his edition of the Greek New Testament.

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