Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism : edited by Eljah Hixson and Peter J. Gurry Foreword by Daniel B. Wallance

Biblical Foundations Award Finalist and Runner Up Since the unexpected popularity of Bart Ehrman's bestselling Misquoting Jesus , textual criticism has become a staple of Christian apologetics. Ehrman's skepticism about recovering the original text of the New Testament does deserve a response. However, this renewed apologetic interest in textual criticism has created fresh problems for evangelicals. An unfortunate proliferation of myths, mistakes, and misinformation has arisen about this technical area of biblical studies. In this volume Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry, along with a team of New Testament textual critics, offer up-to-date, accurate information on the history and current state of the New Testament text that will serve apologists and Christian students even as it offers a self-corrective to evangelical excesses. Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Page Contents List of Figures and Tables Foreword by Daniel B. Wallace Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 Myths About Autographs: What They Were and How Long They May Have Survived 3 Math Myths: How Many Manuscripts We Have and Why More Isn’t Always Better 4 Myths About Classical Literature: Responsibly Comparing the New Testament to Ancient Works 5 Dating Myths, Part One: How We Determine the Ages of Manuscripts 6 Dating Myths, Part Two: How Later Manuscripts Can Be Better Manuscripts 7 Myths About Copyists: The Scribes Who Copied Our Earliest Manuscripts 8 Myths About Copying: The Mistakes and Corrections Scribes Made 9 Myths About Transmission: The Text of Philemon from Beginning to End 10 Myths About Variants: Why Most Variants Are Insignificant and Why Some Can’t Be Ignored 11 Myths About Orthodox Corruption: Were Scribes Influenced by Theology, and How Can We Tell? 12 Myths About Patristics: What the Church Fathers Thought About Textual Variation 13 Myths About Canon: What the Codex Can and Can’t Tell Us 14 Myths About Early Translations: Their Number, Importance, and Limitations 15 Myths About Modern Translations: Variants, Verdicts, and Versions Bibliography List of Contributors Image Credits Name Index Subject Index Scripture Index Ancient Writings Index Manuscript Index Praise for Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism About the Authors More Titles from InterVarsity Press Since the unexpected popularity of Bart Ehrman's bestselling Misquoting Jesus , textual criticism has become a staple of Christian apologetics. Ehrman's skepticism about recovering the original and inerrant text of the New Testament does deserve a response. However, this renewed apologetic interest in textual criticism has created fresh problems for evangelicals. An unfortunate proliferation of myths, mistakes, and misinformation has arisen about this technical area of biblical studies. In this volume Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry, along with a team of New Testament textual critics, offer up-to-date, accurate information on the history and current state of the New Testament text that will serve apologists and Christian students even as it offers a self-corrective to evangelical excesses. "A renewed interest in textual criticism has created an unfortunate proliferation of myths, mistakes, and misinformation about this technical area of biblical studies. Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry, along with a team of New Testament textual critics, offer up-to-date, accurate information on the history and current state of the New Testament text that will serve apologists and offer a self-corrective to evangelical excesses"-- Provided by publisher