Why “No Doctrine Is Affected” Is Not Enough
Few reassurances appear more frequently in discussions of textual criticism than the claim that no Christian doctrine is affected by textual variants. The statement is meant to calm…
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The Missing Verses Return in Double Brackets: What Counts as the Main Text?
UBS6 restores every numbered verse to the running Greek text while marking disputed additions with double brackets. The change improves visibility but forces a precise distinction between printed…
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Matthew 12:8–25 — Lord of the Sabbath, Healing Multitudes, and Knowing Their Thoughts: Four Confessional Variants
Four small readings run through the next part of Matthew 12. None removes a miracle or reverses a doctrine.
Open record →The Proportionality Safeguard: Match the Answer to the Error
The force, publicity, duration, and repetition of criticism should correspond to the seriousness, reach, persistence, and danger of the error.
Open record →Matthew 11:23 — Shall Capernaum Be Exalted to Heaven or Has It Already Been Exalted?
Is Jesus describing Capernaum’s present height, or asking whether it expects to be raised? The received text says the city is exalted to heaven.
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