The Holy Scriptures are inspired, historically reliable, canonically complete, and accurately preserved through abundant manuscript evidence.
The Authenticity of the Holy Scriptures
The Bible—A Story of Survival
From fragile scrolls to modern editions, the Bible survived fire, persecution, decay, copying changes, restrictions, and deliberate suppression.
What Can We Do to Establish Faith In the Restored Text of the New Testament?
This article discusses the approaches taken to establish faith in the restored text of the New Testament, including the historical context of the text's creation, the factors that have made establishing an accurate text difficult, and the process of textual criticism. It emphasizes the importance of examining manuscript evidence, applying sound principles of textual criticism, and acknowledging the limitations of our knowledge to have confidence in the New Testament as a reliable and trustworthy record of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the early Christian community.
Discovering the Bible Over the Centuries
How Jehovah’s Word was written, copied, translated, and restored to clear understanding through faithful study of Scripture.
Be Convinced That God’s “Word Is Truth”
Be convinced that God’s Word is truth through Jesus’ testimony, inspiration, manuscript evidence, and accurate handling of Scripture.
Mistakes Were Made In Copying God’s Word. Was the Purity of the Bible Text Threatened? Were These Serious Enough to Ruin the Message of the Bible?
Copying mistakes affected manuscripts, not the Bible’s message; the inspired text remains recoverable and doctrinally secure.
The Bible Was Miraculously Restored, not Miraculously Preserved
The Bible was not kept in one flawless manuscript line but restored through abundant witnesses under Jehovah’s care.
Are You Following the Truth Regardless in Textual Studies, Bible Translation, Interpretation, and Application?
Truth must govern textual studies, translation, interpretation, doctrine, and obedient Christian application.
THE DOCUMENTARY APPROACH in New Testament Textual Studies
The documentary approach restores the New Testament text by prioritizing early, reliable manuscript evidence while using internal evidence with restraint.
HOW ACCURATE WAS/IS THE 1881 WESTCOTT AND HORT GREEK NEW TESTAMENT?
The 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament was remarkably accurate, with later papyri confirming its principal Alexandrian textual foundation.
