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Matthew 1:18 — “The Birth of Jesus Christ” or “The Genesis of Jesus Christ”?
The received Greek uses γέννησις, “birth.” The critical text uses γένεσις, a broader word for origin, coming-to-be, or genesis. Only one Greek letter separates them.
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Matthew 1:22 — Did a Copyist Name Isaiah in Matthew’s Prophetic Formula?
Matthew does not name the prophet here. The quotation comes from Isaiah 7:14, and a small line of witnesses supplies Isaiah’s name.
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Matthew 1:25 — “Her Firstborn Son” or Simply “a Son”?
The Textus Receptus says Mary bore her firstborn son. The critical text reads more briefly, “she bore a son.” Between those forms stand manuscripts that keep firstborn but lose her, or keep another part of…
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Matthew 2:18 — “Lamentation, Weeping, and Great Mourning”: The Full Text of Rachel’s Cry
The received quotation gives three sounds: lamentation, weeping, and great mourning. The critical text omits the first pair of words and begins with “weeping and great mourning.” Rachel still cries in…
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Matthew 2:5 — Did a Copyist Add Micah—or Even Isaiah—to the Prophetic Citation?
When Herod asks where Christ should be born, the priests answer from the prophet. The Textus Receptus and the standard critical text introduce the answer with the bare words “by the prophet.” A few…
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Matthew 3:7 — “His Baptism”: Does the Pronoun Belong in John’s Rebuke?
The difference is a pronoun. The Textus Receptus calls the rite his baptism—John’s.
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Matthew 3:11–12 — Baptism, Fire, and “His Garner”: Small Variants in John’s Warning
John’s warning contains several small variations rather than one missing sentence. Copies shift the order of “baptize you,” some omit “and fire,” an early papyrus gives a Mark-like form, and the possessive…
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Matthew 3:15–16 — Jesus’ Baptism: “Him,” “Unto Him,” and the Opened Heavens
No major reading removes Jesus’ baptism or the Father’s voice. The differences lie in the people named, the placement of “straightway,” the articles around the Spirit, and one important phrase: were the…
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Matthew 4:10 — “Get Thee Hence, Satan”: The Full Force of Christ’s Rebuke
The received rebuke is ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ: “Go behind me, Satan.” The critical text omits “behind me” and reads simply, “Go, Satan.” Both dismiss the tempter. The received form gives the direction of…
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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 authority in the life of the church. Martin Luther and the Reformers understood that…
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A History of the Debate over 1 John 5:7-8
Alternate title: A Tracing of the Longevity of the Comma Johanneum, with Evaluations of Arguments Against Its Authenticity
Tempe, Arizona: Comma Publications, 1995.
Maynard assembles a chronological and bibliographical history of the Comma Johanneum from early patristic and versional evidence through the medieval Latin tradition, Erasmus and the printed Greek text, Reformation controversy, and modern criticism. He defends the authenticity of the traditional wording of…
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The Text of the New Testament
Alternate title: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration
New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Metzger and Ehrman survey the physical production of ancient books, the principal Greek manuscripts, versions and Fathers, the history of printed editions, causes of accidental and intentional change, theories of transmission, and the practice of evaluating variants. The fourth edition updates Metzger's…
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