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"Scribes copying the New Testament introduced changes — most accidental, some intentional — yet the vast majority are trivial, and the discipline of textual criticism reconstructs the earliest readings with considerable confidence."
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Ehrman — Misquoting Jesus
Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus (2005)
Author
Bart D. Ehrman
Date
2005
Credibility & evidentiary value

Mainstream critical scholarship on textual transmission. Ehrman's skeptical conclusions are debated; the underlying data on variants is widely accepted.

Citation · Chicago

Bart D. Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (New York: HarperOne, 2005).

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Historical AnalysisHow the New Testament Canon FormedScholarly SynthesisA Method for Evaluating EvidenceTheological InterpretationLiar, Lunatic, or Lord — Is the Trilemma Valid?Theological InterpretationProphecy and Fulfillment — Reading It Honestly
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