The New Testament’s accuracy does not depend on surviving autographs but on early, abundant, and testable manuscript evidence.
How Can the Bible Be Accurate Without the Original Autographs?
A Comprehensive Study of Textual Families in the New Testament
Textual families illuminate how the New Testament was copied, clustered, and preserved, guiding the restoration of the earliest attainable wording.
The Alexandrian Text-Type and the Critical Greek New Testament: Overwhelming Priority and Minimal Overrides
The critical Greek New Testament remains overwhelmingly Alexandrian because early papyri and B control the text, with only rare, evidence-driven overrides.
Matthew 15:6a—New Testament Text and Translation Commentary
Matthew 15:6b presents the textual choice between “word” and “law,” exposing how tradition nullified Jehovah’s authoritative instruction.
We Have More Manuscripts of the New Testament Than Any Other Ancient Book, but That Doesn’t Help: Bart D. Ehrman
Manuscript abundance increases visible variants, but it also multiplies controls, anchors early readings, and stabilizes the restored Greek New Testament.
The Uncial Manuscripts: A Forgotten Treasure of the New Testament
Uncial codices preserve a vast, early, and testable New Testament text, bridging the papyri and minuscules with documentary force.
Rethinking the Long Ending of Mark: A Textual Criticism Perspective
The earliest recoverable text of Mark ends at 16:8; the longer endings reflect later scribal and ecclesiastical efforts to supply closure.
The Stigma of Marcionism: Its Impact on New Testament Textual Criticism
Marcion’s edited Gospel and Pauline corpus created a lasting stigma that still shapes how textual critics weigh early variants, omissions, and patristic testimony.
Evaluating Modern English Translations: The Quest for Faithfulness to the Original Texts
Evaluating modern English Bible translations begins with the manuscript-based text and demands consistent, transparent methods in rendering Hebrew and Greek.
Understanding the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus: A Deep Dive
Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus are early, extensive witnesses whose scribal features and agreements with papyri anchor the documentary text.
