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Modern Textual Criticism as Heresy: A Root Corruption of Autonomous Reason Part 4
Conclusion – Rebuilding Confidence in God’s Preserved Word The challenges posed by modern textual criticism to the authority, sufficiency, and reliability of Scripture are profound and far-reaching. Throughout this series, we have demonstrated that modern textual criticism, rooted in Enlightenment rationalism and…
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Modern Textual Criticism as Heresy: A Root Corruption of Autonomous Reason Part 3
Reductio ad Absurdum – The Logical Collapse of Modern Textual Criticism Modern textual criticism, built on the unstable foundations of Enlightenment rationalism and naturalistic presuppositions, leads to absurd conclusions when subjected to careful logical analysis. The method assumes that Scripture has been…
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Matthew 1:7–8 — Asa or Asaph? The Name in Christ’s Royal Genealogy
One Greek letter turns a king into a psalmist. The Textus Receptus names Asa, king of Judah.
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Matthew 1:10 — Amon or Amos? A Second Genealogical Name under Review
Matthew’s next disputed name repeats the shape of the first. The Textus Receptus reads Amon, the king who fathered Josiah.
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Matthew 1:11 — Was Jehoiakim Omitted from Matthew’s Genealogy?
Josiah did not directly father Jeconiah. Jehoiakim stands between them in the Old Testament history.
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Matthew 1:16 — “Joseph the Husband of Mary”: The Text and the Virgin Birth
Matthew’s repeated formula stops at Joseph. He does not write, “Joseph begat Jesus.” He calls Joseph Mary’s husband and says that Jesus was born of whom—a feminine singular pronoun pointing to Mary.
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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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