Tertullian’s polemics, citations, and documentary mindset provide early Latin evidence and a public-text model crucial for New Testament textual criticism.
Tertullian’s Contributions to New Testament Textual Criticism
The Role of Origen in New Testament Textual Criticism
Origen’s massive citations and explicit notice of variant readings make him a central patristic witness, best used alongside early manuscripts.
The Variants Are So Numerous That We Don’t Really Know What the Original Said: Bart D. Ehrman
Many variants reflect manuscript abundance, not ignorance; when counted by variation units, only a tiny fraction of the text is difficult.
The Bible Has Been Changed More Than Any Other Ancient Book: Bart D. Ehrman
Ehrman’s slogan confuses variant visibility with corruption; the New Testament’s abundant witnesses expose differences and enable restoration.
Bart D. Ehrman Says, ‘We Don’t Actually Have Authoritative Texts of the New Testament’
“Highly significant” variants exist, but they are limited, identifiable, and resolvable; the New Testament’s wide early witness base preserves the original wording.
Bart D. Ehrman Describes the Copying of the New Testament as a Chain Reaction of Error
Variants arise and spread, but the New Testament’s wide, early witness base exposes local errors and preserves a recoverable text across centuries.
We Don’t Have Copies of the Copies of the Copies of the Originals: Bart Ehrman Claims
The loss of autographs does not strand us; the New Testament is preserved in early, abundant, and cross-checking witnesses that restore the original text.
The Practice of New Testament Textual Criticism
Textual criticism restores the original New Testament wording by weighing early documentary evidence, explaining scribal variants, and distinguishing later additions from the inspired text.
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.
The Influence of the Greek Septuagint on New Testament Writings
The Septuagint shaped New Testament vocabulary, quotations, and argumentation, providing the Greek Scriptural form most audiences recognized.
