S2E18 - What is Textual Criticism and should I be scared
Mar 12, 2023•41 min•Ep. 39
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Episode description
No, don't be scared! This is an important topic if you want to be informed about current events and apologetics. The world of academia has provided a lot of insight into the Bible and really helped to form the Bible as we know it today. One of the tools used to determine whether a manuscript is a fraud, the real deal, or a piece of ancient junk, is textual criticism. Find out more, including why the church has a hard time talking about textual criticism at all.
Some of the resources used for this episode:
- Those opening stats
- Textual Criticism of the Bible - Paul Wegner
- Early Scribal Emendation, a study Bible note in the NIV Archaeological Study Bible, page 448
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