Textual corruption in the Old Testament is real but limited, classifiable, and almost always correctable, leaving doctrine and message fully intact.
Textual Corruption: Causes, Types, and Remedies in OT Transmission
Faithfulness And Error: Theological Assumptions In Old Testament Textual Criticism
Theology always shapes textual criticism. When guided by Scripture itself, it protects us from both skeptical despair and rigid, evidence-blind dogmatism.
