Can the Received Text and Critical Text Both Be “Pure”?
Translations can faithfully communicate Scripture, but contradictory Hebrew or Greek readings cannot both be the one authentic wording at the same place.
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Principles, methods, evidence, and criticism concerning the biblical text.
The Erosion of Authority
How Enlightenment Textual Criticism Undermined the Word and Weakened the Western Church Introduction In the centuries following the Reformation, the Word of God held a place of supreme…
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Defining the King James Only Movement: Misrepresentations and Oversimplifications
Introduction In The King James Only Controversy, James R. White attempts to provide a comprehensive critique of what he terms the “King James Only” KJVO movement. White’s categorization…
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Our Daily Metzger – Amos or Amon
In our previous post Asa or Asaph, we saw how Metzger had no qualms calling the Holy Ghost a liar when he stated, “the evangelist may have derived…
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Our Daily Metzger – Asa or Asaph
This is the first in a series that will cover some of the more outrageous and foolish claims by Dr. Bruce Metzger in his Textual Commentary. The series…
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Essay on the Right Estimation of MSS Evidence 1.0
Essay on the Right Estimation of MSS Evidence Preface & Introduction The present attempt to revise and improve our English Bible is mixed up inseparably with a further…
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