Anti-heretical alterations exist in rare cases, but early, diverse witnesses expose secondary readings and preserve the original with high certainty.
Orthodox Scribes Altered the Text to Combat Heresies: Bart D. Ehrman
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 Process and Principles of New Testament Textual Criticism
How New Testament textual criticism restores the earliest attainable text by prioritizing documentary evidence while using internal evidence as a supplement.
Matthew 24 Textual Commentary: External Evidence, Scribal Habits, and the Restoration of the Original Text
Critical commentary on Matthew 24 that restores the earliest text by weighing manuscripts, exposing harmonizations, and explaining key variants with precision.
New Testament Textual Commentary on Matthew 19: External Evidence, Alexandrian Stability, and Scribal Harmonization
Matthew 19’s original wording emerges by weighing early Alexandrian witnesses first, exposing later LXX and Synoptic harmonizations without losing Matthean brevity.
