Again I must ask, which specific text/manuscript do you consider to be perfect/perfectly preserved? Now, lets assume at this point intentional corruptions enter into the manuscripts that were copied from those 30. Later it was taken over by his son, and eventually by Kurt Aland and his wife, along with others. The B-I-B-L-E, Other examples include when one manuscript has Jesus Christ, and another has Christ Jesus, with only the order changed. Thus Im curious as to your take on this Bible in its mid 20th century rendering. That makes sense, or at least more sense than applying it to the Bible. (Note: the He in the quote below is Dean Burgon). Psalms 100:5 (NASB): For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations. Much to chew on. I would be very interested to hear your views on this topic. monogenes theos P75, P66, Vaticanus, Sinaiticus etc. (And many of these variants would be spelling errors. You are arguing from the side opposite of Gods promise to preserve His Word, and Im sure that you will never win. And thats not all the singular readings. Isaiah 7:14 That gross blunder, whereby a clause is omitted because it happens to end in the same word as the clause preceding, occurs no less than 115 times in the New Testament. Bengel himself was a conscientious scholar, though prone to fits of erratic exegesis, like his prediction, based on an idiosyncratic interpretation of chronological statements in the Book of Revelation, that Christ would return on 18th June 1836! I am calling it a KJV-PT. This page was last modified on 17 March 2016, at 05:24. All the theistic evolutionists tend to use the humanistic viewpoint when explaining the first 3 chapters of Genesis. They knew clearly which ones were the true Words of God. If it were your work, I would have no hope; but its not your work. However important the early papyri, or a particular uncial, or a minuscule may be, there is no single manuscript or group or manuscripts that can be followed mechanically, even though certain combinations of witnesses may deserve a greater degree of confidence than others. I recommend the version sold by New England Bible Sales for around $25. Most modern translations are based on an edition of the Nestle-Aland/United Bible Society (NA/UBS) text. Probably the most balanced view of the Vaticanus scribe is found in the quote below, in an article published to respond to someone claiming the Vaticanus Scribe made very few errors. Could it be that the vision was but a vision, and the glory of the Face but a reflection of the ardent hopes of youth? The Elzevirs might have thought it was without error (doubtful) but remember that all marketing is subject to hyperbole. In fact, it was Roman policy to destroy Biblical manuscripts at one time. Nearly everyone would choose one of the three to copy from. Since the two best translations on the market (NASB95 and NKJV) differ on their source text, if someone had strong preference for the Critical Text or Texus Receptus, that could be a deciding factor. Essentially, whenever one reading has more manuscripts supporting it than the other variants readings, its more likely to be the original reading. While the text itself seems less liberal in many places, the places it is liberal are very important. You might want to check the original language in that verse, because it actually says You shall keep him, singular, not them plural. I havent seen the promise of perfect preservation of Scripture in Scripture, or I would believe it. We know God preserved the scriptures because even in the New Testament, over 99% of the Textual Variants have no effect on anything. Neither survives through the ages well. It would be okay even if you were angry (though Im glad you arent), Im nearly impossible to offend. The best translations article is much more practical. Now, this argument can be used both for and against the Byzantine Text type. (almost perfect, and with small changes in word order for improved readability): But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressionsit is by grace you have been saved. Those copies were copied, which were copied, which were copied, which were. James Snapp Jr. wrote a rebuttal to Wallaces article in four parts. This is the essence of whats called the Doctrine of Preservation. Why would Peter suddenly be talking about the Bible? Church ", just as the V ulgate became textus receptus for the Catholic Church and the Masoretic T ext became textus receptus for the Pr otestants. Septuagint - Wikipedia [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint ] The Vulgate is the Latin translation of the Old and New Testaments made by St. Jerome in the 4th century. So Sir Constant held counsel in his troubled heart, while the smooth voice spoke on as the path descended steeply to the lake-side, and the whole world was gray as the speakers cloak. Eminent scholars such as E. C. Colwell, G. D. Kilpatrick, and Kurt and Barbara Aland maintained, respectively, that The overwhelming majority of readings, almost all variants, and practically all the substantive variants in the text of the New Testament existed before the year 200. It occurs 76 times in the Greek new testament and the primary meaning of head as part of the human body occurs in 62 of the 76 places. Indeed the mans head must not be covered as Paul instructs. The Masoretic text is a text that has not been preserved by the Church, and so while it is worthy of study and comparison, it is not equally trustworthy. The Textus Receptus was the result of the resources available at its time and it marked an important turning point in Bible translation and study. (I did also recommend the NKJV). Codex Vaticanus (B) is an excellent example of the Alexandrian Text type, and many scholars think its the most important Greek manuscript we have (again, because its the oldest.) Without an agreement on that important ground, our talk will go nowhere. However, the antiquity of these manuscripts is no indication of reliability because a prominent church father in Alexandria testified that manuscripts were already corrupt by the third century. Just be careful that you arent teaching as doctrines the precepts of men., which honestly is thebiggest problem with the Confessional Position. It might sound simplistic, but theres a good mathematical reason and a good common sense reason behind it. Before Gutenberg invented the printing press in the early-mid 1400s, everything was copied by hand. Your misunderstanding of the mysterious yet Biblical spiritual oneness of the Living Word and the written Word baffle me! Have you heard that with the new and unfortunate NASB2020 revision, Masters Seminary has undertaken the Legacy Standard Bible project? I spent much of my (unfinished) series on marriage unpacking how this rebellious idea has catastrophic results when put into practice. One of the greatest supporters of the Critical Text is Daniel Wallace. I just bought a World English Bible.This is where the World English Bible (also known as the WEB Bible) comes to the rescue. While the name was originally only applied to the 1633 printing of Elzevirs Greek text, it eventually came to include all of them. The fact that the Byzantine Text type dominates the manuscript copies is proof of disproportionate copying. The Textus Receptus is a 16th century Greek New Testament on which the King James Bible is based (in the New Testament). Again, it takes its name from a confession of faith. The authorities of the convent allowed me to possess myself of a third of these parchments, or about forty-three sheets, all the more readily as they were destined for the fire. Eusebius, Church historian of the same era, recorded that many Scriptures were burned during the Diocletian persecution. For I found no discussion of the effort to reduce the number of copies Erasmus had available. Im 23 (born again when I was 20) and have been studying which Greek textual basis best reflects the NT Scripture as originally penned for about 2 1/2 years now. As weve already seen, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus were certainly of mediocre to poor quality. (as shown in the article) Further, which Textus Receptus should we use? My biggest gripe with the TR is that it includes the story of the woman caught in adultery, despite the text of the story itself proving that its not scripture. The earliest Masoretic manuscripts are from the 9th or 10th centuries AD. I want to get as close as possible to the original text. 1 Corinthians 11:10, which Ive copy/pasted below with verses 8-9 for a bit of context. Mediocre might be the best description, though some would say poor. Cule). There is at least one nearly complete text of the LXX, Codex Alexandrinus. Their desire is to preserve the legacy of the NASB95, as well as incorporate two major changes: 5 mistakes in 219 words is still pretty good. Yes, thats the book for me, Thank you for this wonderful, well informed article. They are indeed wonderful. You found a list provided by a deceiver and copy and pasted. Thats only a 2400 word difference (1.7%), and just two variants (the ending of Mark and the story of the woman caught in adultery) account for a significant portion of that difference. 7 The grass withers, the flower fades, No words and we never hear the gospel, and it is in His words that Gods truth to us regarding Jesus Christ is conveyedand He says He has put His words above His very name. It has been preserved for all time (I Peter 1:23; Psalm 12:6-7; Ps. These singular reading disappeared, never to be seen again. All saving knowledge is obtained from the Word of God, through the Holy Spirit (Romans 10:17; I Peter 1:23; John 17:17; John 1:1; John 1:11-14; John 20:31). However, you must uncheck four boxes in the AutoCorrect option on the Tools menu in Word 97+. The existence of these singular readings disproves the myth of the tenacity of errors completely. The longer form of the Homeric text is characterized by popular expansion and scribal improvement; the NT Western text generally is considered the uncontrolled popular text of the second century with similar characteristics. He remembered the Vision in the Chapel of Voices, and the many times when that Vision had gleamed before him since, ever to sustain and cheer, even with the promise of the goal. Thank you for this article. A theoretical presumption indeed remains that a majority of extant documents is more likely to represent a majority of ancestral documents at each stage of transmission than vice versa [but this] presumption is too minute to weight against the smallest tangible evidence of other kinds. God didnt write multiple Bibles did He? Aland rule #6: Furthermore, manuscripts should be weighed, not counted, and the peculiar traits of each manuscript should be duly considered. There is a big debate over which line of manuscripts the Apostles used. (Well come back to it later.). Now, the first document to be called Textus Receptus was published in 1633. Presumably the scribes didnt keep the errors because they recognized them as errors. I am concerned that we let others tell us what to believe when we do have a sure word of prophecy. These . See Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ) Fourth fascicle: Proverbs Accessed March 26, 2011, 4. My current go-to Bible is the MEV (Modern English Version). The reconstruction of a stemma of readings for each variant (the genealogical principle) is an extremely important device, because the reading which can most easily explain the derivation of the other forms is itself most likely the original. Well assume two scribes copy correctly and one incorrectly. This might be surprising to hear after what youve just read, but you might be right. The Majority Text vs. Did that disprove the promise of preservation? The NKJV is a purification of the KJV. Textus Receptus (TR) The Textus Receptus (latin, "Received Text") is the Greek text originally compiled by Erasmus around 1516. Ive really enjoyed it and Ive learned a lot! Or at least, He would preserve a true version for His faithful followers. Did God Preserve the Scriptures Perfectly in All Ages? I started with a NKJV, then last 10 years or so a NASB. Lets start with the doctrine of the preservation of Scripture: Thats a bad idea. I've only just started looking at the CSB. 4. It makes sense, but that doesnt mean its what happened. The Textus Receptus book. A sad fact of history is that when Christians are persecuted, copies of the Bible are usually caught in the crossfire. Hopefully you found it useful, complete, and you now have a good understanding of Textual Criticism. However, its an attempt to reconstruct that text, not that actual text itself. Thus, the only major Christian center left is Byzantine Empire. Your treating of the KJV reveals you have little concern for text and more concern for your understanding. You are using an out of date browser. Also, I agree 100% about computers and mobile devices. Notice that Westcott & Hort recognized the Majority Text theory, but then summarily dismissed it saying the smallest tangible evidence of other kinds was enough to overthrow it. I do not believe you can possibly come to the correct conclusion from this viewpoint, no matter how long you study, how much evidence you look at, or how scholarly you may be. I believe, for English-speaking Christians, the one that has been used by God for the longest, the KJV, or received text. . ), Further, this method of disproving the Majority Text makes an incorrect assumption: that errors are tenacious, i.e. When do you think the church lost the true preserved Word of God? Terrific article. We will be ignoring this segment and focusing on their more genial and reasonable counterparts.). (Assuming they had multiple manuscripts to choose from.). One of the major underpinnings for the Majority Text theory is that scribes will generally choose to copy better manuscripts over worse manuscripts. Epic brother, thank you so much for putting in the time to teach a simpleton such as myself. 7 You, O LORD, will keep them; However, I would only make that the starting point. That her iniquity is pardoned; Thoughts? While translations arent very useful for deciding the exact wording of Greek, they can be very useful in deciding if certain words, phrases, and/or verses were included. Additionally, That question above is the whole problem for me, or at least most of it. I didnt ask if you thought God could preserve it, I asked which manuscript *that we have* do you think is inerrant? That leads to the possibly the most humorous and unsettling thing about these correctors: the addition of a rebuke by one corrector to another. The (Byzantine) manuscripts from the Medieval period were substantially identical and beyond all question identical to those known in the second half of the fourth century. I refer you to the following article, quoting the beginning paragraph of the counter-argument: And I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. Ecclesiastes 3:14. The Reasoned Eclecticism and the Majority Text theories are two different ways to take the manuscripts we have and try to assemble the original text. In the last ~140 years since the Westcott & Hort 1881 Critical Text, weve discovered Papyri from the 300s, 200s, and even a few from the 100s. If one wishes to speak about the majority, why restrict the discussion only to extant Greek witnesses and not include the versional witnesses? I think Im gonna get either the NKJV or NASB. The study of the copies of a written document whose original (the autograph) is unknown or non-existent, for the primary purpose of determining the exact wording of the original. [See HortsIntroduction, page286, 373.]. If you believe man can determine the mind of God by trying their best to reconstruct the original text, then you believe God has failed us. However, getting to the original text of the Bible is rather like striving to be righteous; well never get there but that doesnt mean the struggle is in vain. Taken literally, you are saying that the pure Word of God was originally inspired, but no one today could ever claim to hold that pure Word in their own hands. For a sense of scale, theres exactly 219 words from the beginning of the last quote to the end of the last section. If you will first answer my questions, I will be happy to answer yours. he defends the idea that the septuagint must be reestablished as the inspired old testament of the orthodox church and accepts at the same time the fact that the hebrew text (the masoretic text) might be included into orthodox biblical studies, but with the proviso that it suffered jewish deformations against the christians; "the superiority of Weve just seen that it doesnt originate in the scriptures. Therefore, ~130 pages were going to be burned. We can be assured that we have not had to depend on the latest discoveries of the oldest manuscripts, or on the efforts of fallible man to uncover Gods words. At what time did they stop having confidence that they knew the text they had was pure? 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Coming from a KJV is the preserved words of God or as close as anyone has it in English AND holding a confessional position in regard to that, I find it refreshing to discover a critic who concedes and is open about the KJVs unique eclecticism in its origins as opposed to the usual inaccurate treatment of it as wholly Majority Text as opposed to mainly Majority Text with reasoned deviations. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Otherwise there is too great a danger of reconstructing a test tube text which never existed at any time or place. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Do you see the promise of preservation in the Scripture? Served as chair of the Presbyterian Church of Canada's Administrative Council. Her head or her own head is just that. Its a basically byzantine textform, which I do like. As this is the text chosen by the Confessional Position, it obviously bears some looking at. To understand why they didnt use any Byzantine readings, we need to look at their 3rd rule again: A reading combining two simple, alternative readings is later than the two readings comprising the combination. Further, remember that latter readings were ignored by Westcott & Hort. I would give the translations somewhat less weight than Greek texts, but not discard them entirely. Now that we know what Greek text the Confessional Position uses, lets take a closer look at the various scriptural passages they use to support the doctrine of Preservation (which says God kept His Scriptures pure in all ages). I havent heard a sound from the bedroom, but perhaps she suddenly learned how to be ninja-quiet? This was helpful. Received his Th.D. Tischendorf himself might not have been sure. (Note: Ive copy/pasted the only relevant difference, but you can: Click here to expand the full list of the Aland rules of Textual Criticism. He put the universal Catholic epistles before Pauls so the beginning and ending letters of all of the epistles would form a mathematical pattern. He will gather the lambs with His arm, Thus there were places in which it is unclear what the Greek basis of the New Testament was. The table below shows the texts from which Erasmus assembled his Greek New Testament. However, small changes can have large effects. (Estienne was also known as Stephanus.) BTW: Ive enjoyed our robust conversations. Its curious that Codex Vaticanus is given the position of most important when the actual quality of the transcription leaves something to be desired. I decided to take a middle road on the manuscript count, since its still debatable but leans towards him having more. 1.3 = Fixed Galatians onwards verses error. Co-chairs. The scribes line of sight skips from the first instance of the word text to the second instance of the word text, accidentally skipping everything in between (the red text in the example). I understand that there are different versions of the Textus Receptus. The Majority Text theory is that to a T. (One of the major places they differ is in The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7-8, and theres an article about whether it was added or removed right here on Berean Patriot. I say intentionally because in at least one place, theres no other reason to translate the way they did other than a desire to change the text. You sourced the second quote, but not the first. There are only two reasons for this: (1) its nearly complete, (2) the older is better mantra. If you assume the mistakes are fairly randomly distributed, the Majority holds up quite well. A translation based on the official text of the Ecumenical Patriachate of Constantinople. Their rules for textual Criticism are below: (Note: I condensed these from here, at the bottom of the page.). For example, imagine trying to reconstruct the Greek text by having several different English translations. Origen, the Alexandrian church father in the early third century, said: the differences among the manuscripts [of the Gospels] have become great, either through the negligence of some copyists or through the perverse audacity of others; they either neglect to check over what they have transcribed, or, in the process of checking, they lengthen or shorten, as they please., Origen is of course speaking of the manuscripts of his location, Alexandria, Egypt. This Koine Greek New Testament is the Greek Edition of Elzevir, and on. You are saved by grace! They use these to translate all . that errors never disappear but instead are copied down through the generations. A vast number of early manuscripts were destroyed in the early persecutions of the Church. . The HCSB has essentially been replaced by the CSB. Ever since then, I have done a lot of study on Bible manuscripts and I have been struggling a lot with the differences between the textus receptus and the critical text. The WEBs over her own head makes it sound like the woman must listen to no one but herself because she is under her own authority. You yourself said her own was added for clarity, and that changes the meaning, without textual basis. I do think God will preserve scripture, I just cant think of a verse that promises He will. Textual critics want us to believe it needed an overhauled. century. I will devote no more space to it in this article because I dont think it relevant, and only mentioned it for completeness. Any reading overwhelmingly attested by the manuscript tradition is more likely to be original than its rival(s).. Long = characterized by Scribal improvement and expansion. We wont spend much time on these because the Westcott & Hort rules were more influential. There are several. Sorry for the delay. Codex Sinaiticus is among the worst manuscripts we have. No, no, no, no! (, 3rd generation: 8 correct copies, 7 incorrect copies (~1, 4th generation: 16 correct copies, 22 incorrect copies (~1, 5th generation: 32 correct copies, 60 incorrect copies (~1, Short = Alexandrian, reflecting scholarly revision, Medium = Widely believed to be the true/original because it maintained a near-identical form over 1000+ years, and most manuscripts are of this type. So each correct manuscript will always spawn 2 more correct manuscript, but also 1 incorrect manuscript will spawn 2 more incorrect manuscripts (and no correct manuscripts). Textus receptus vs alexandrian text. Medium = Byzantine Text type, characterized by near-identical form over 1000+ years, and most manuscripts are of this type, Long/paraphrase = Western Text type, characterized by its love of paraphrase is like the uncontrolled popular text of Homer. Codex Alexandrius is the third oldest (nearly) complete manuscript, dating from the early 400s. Does the difference affect doctrine or anything major? This is easiest to explain with an example. 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, Thus, they felt free to ignore them (as weve already discussed). The WEB translation reads: For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels. . 7. However, the Confessional Position argues that it doesnt matter if God inspired the Scriptures if He didnt preserve them too. Be Blessed brother . One issue, a minor one, the majority of Greek manuscripts show the content of Romans 16:25-27 actually belongs in 14:24-26. The KJV is a translation of an edition of the Greek New Testament text called the Textus Receptus. However, the word Ive highlighted in red isnt plural (them); its singular (him). (as long as youre making a prophetic application) Is that what youre saying? The Analytic Septuagint was derived from the LXXM sychronized to the KJV with the Greek root words translated into Greek Strongs numbers whenever possible. If so, youll need a good reason to exclude the various versions. Im not pushing it and Im not saying its better; just that it shouldnt be dismissed out of hand. The mathematical model for the Byzantine Majority Text relies on an assumption. On the afternoon of this day I was taking a walk with the steward of the convent in the neighbourhood, and as we returned, towards sunset, he begged me to take some refreshment with him in his cell. This is the position held by a majority of New Testament Scholars, and nearly all modern Bible are translated from the Critical Text. 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Again I must ask, which specific text/manuscript do you consider to be perfect/perfectly preserved? Now, lets assume at this point intentional corruptions enter into the manuscripts that were copied from those 30. Later it was taken over by his son, and eventually by Kurt Aland and his wife, along with others. The B-I-B-L-E, Other examples include when one manuscript has Jesus Christ, and another has Christ Jesus, with only the order changed. Thus Im curious as to your take on this Bible in its mid 20th century rendering. That makes sense, or at least more sense than applying it to the Bible. (Note: the He in the quote below is Dean Burgon). Psalms 100:5 (NASB): For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations. Much to chew on. I would be very interested to hear your views on this topic. monogenes theos P75, P66, Vaticanus, Sinaiticus etc. (And many of these variants would be spelling errors. You are arguing from the side opposite of Gods promise to preserve His Word, and Im sure that you will never win. And thats not all the singular readings. Isaiah 7:14 That gross blunder, whereby a clause is omitted because it happens to end in the same word as the clause preceding, occurs no less than 115 times in the New Testament. Bengel himself was a conscientious scholar, though prone to fits of erratic exegesis, like his prediction, based on an idiosyncratic interpretation of chronological statements in the Book of Revelation, that Christ would return on 18th June 1836! I am calling it a KJV-PT. This page was last modified on 17 March 2016, at 05:24. All the theistic evolutionists tend to use the humanistic viewpoint when explaining the first 3 chapters of Genesis. They knew clearly which ones were the true Words of God. If it were your work, I would have no hope; but its not your work. However important the early papyri, or a particular uncial, or a minuscule may be, there is no single manuscript or group or manuscripts that can be followed mechanically, even though certain combinations of witnesses may deserve a greater degree of confidence than others. I recommend the version sold by New England Bible Sales for around $25. Most modern translations are based on an edition of the Nestle-Aland/United Bible Society (NA/UBS) text. Probably the most balanced view of the Vaticanus scribe is found in the quote below, in an article published to respond to someone claiming the Vaticanus Scribe made very few errors. Could it be that the vision was but a vision, and the glory of the Face but a reflection of the ardent hopes of youth? The Elzevirs might have thought it was without error (doubtful) but remember that all marketing is subject to hyperbole. In fact, it was Roman policy to destroy Biblical manuscripts at one time. Nearly everyone would choose one of the three to copy from. Since the two best translations on the market (NASB95 and NKJV) differ on their source text, if someone had strong preference for the Critical Text or Texus Receptus, that could be a deciding factor. Essentially, whenever one reading has more manuscripts supporting it than the other variants readings, its more likely to be the original reading. While the text itself seems less liberal in many places, the places it is liberal are very important. You might want to check the original language in that verse, because it actually says You shall keep him, singular, not them plural. I havent seen the promise of perfect preservation of Scripture in Scripture, or I would believe it. We know God preserved the scriptures because even in the New Testament, over 99% of the Textual Variants have no effect on anything. Neither survives through the ages well. It would be okay even if you were angry (though Im glad you arent), Im nearly impossible to offend. The best translations article is much more practical. Now, this argument can be used both for and against the Byzantine Text type. (almost perfect, and with small changes in word order for improved readability): But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressionsit is by grace you have been saved. Those copies were copied, which were copied, which were copied, which were. James Snapp Jr. wrote a rebuttal to Wallaces article in four parts. This is the essence of whats called the Doctrine of Preservation. Why would Peter suddenly be talking about the Bible? Church ", just as the V ulgate became textus receptus for the Catholic Church and the Masoretic T ext became textus receptus for the Pr otestants. Septuagint - Wikipedia [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint ] The Vulgate is the Latin translation of the Old and New Testaments made by St. Jerome in the 4th century. So Sir Constant held counsel in his troubled heart, while the smooth voice spoke on as the path descended steeply to the lake-side, and the whole world was gray as the speakers cloak. Eminent scholars such as E. C. Colwell, G. D. Kilpatrick, and Kurt and Barbara Aland maintained, respectively, that The overwhelming majority of readings, almost all variants, and practically all the substantive variants in the text of the New Testament existed before the year 200. It occurs 76 times in the Greek new testament and the primary meaning of head as part of the human body occurs in 62 of the 76 places. Indeed the mans head must not be covered as Paul instructs. The Masoretic text is a text that has not been preserved by the Church, and so while it is worthy of study and comparison, it is not equally trustworthy. The Textus Receptus was the result of the resources available at its time and it marked an important turning point in Bible translation and study. (I did also recommend the NKJV). Codex Vaticanus (B) is an excellent example of the Alexandrian Text type, and many scholars think its the most important Greek manuscript we have (again, because its the oldest.) Without an agreement on that important ground, our talk will go nowhere. However, the antiquity of these manuscripts is no indication of reliability because a prominent church father in Alexandria testified that manuscripts were already corrupt by the third century. Just be careful that you arent teaching as doctrines the precepts of men., which honestly is thebiggest problem with the Confessional Position. It might sound simplistic, but theres a good mathematical reason and a good common sense reason behind it. Before Gutenberg invented the printing press in the early-mid 1400s, everything was copied by hand. Your misunderstanding of the mysterious yet Biblical spiritual oneness of the Living Word and the written Word baffle me! Have you heard that with the new and unfortunate NASB2020 revision, Masters Seminary has undertaken the Legacy Standard Bible project? I spent much of my (unfinished) series on marriage unpacking how this rebellious idea has catastrophic results when put into practice. One of the greatest supporters of the Critical Text is Daniel Wallace. I just bought a World English Bible.This is where the World English Bible (also known as the WEB Bible) comes to the rescue. While the name was originally only applied to the 1633 printing of Elzevirs Greek text, it eventually came to include all of them. The fact that the Byzantine Text type dominates the manuscript copies is proof of disproportionate copying. The Textus Receptus is a 16th century Greek New Testament on which the King James Bible is based (in the New Testament). Again, it takes its name from a confession of faith. The authorities of the convent allowed me to possess myself of a third of these parchments, or about forty-three sheets, all the more readily as they were destined for the fire. Eusebius, Church historian of the same era, recorded that many Scriptures were burned during the Diocletian persecution. For I found no discussion of the effort to reduce the number of copies Erasmus had available. Im 23 (born again when I was 20) and have been studying which Greek textual basis best reflects the NT Scripture as originally penned for about 2 1/2 years now. As weve already seen, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus were certainly of mediocre to poor quality. (as shown in the article) Further, which Textus Receptus should we use? My biggest gripe with the TR is that it includes the story of the woman caught in adultery, despite the text of the story itself proving that its not scripture. The earliest Masoretic manuscripts are from the 9th or 10th centuries AD. I want to get as close as possible to the original text. 1 Corinthians 11:10, which Ive copy/pasted below with verses 8-9 for a bit of context. Mediocre might be the best description, though some would say poor. Cule). There is at least one nearly complete text of the LXX, Codex Alexandrinus. Their desire is to preserve the legacy of the NASB95, as well as incorporate two major changes: 5 mistakes in 219 words is still pretty good. Yes, thats the book for me, Thank you for this wonderful, well informed article. They are indeed wonderful. You found a list provided by a deceiver and copy and pasted. Thats only a 2400 word difference (1.7%), and just two variants (the ending of Mark and the story of the woman caught in adultery) account for a significant portion of that difference. 7 The grass withers, the flower fades, No words and we never hear the gospel, and it is in His words that Gods truth to us regarding Jesus Christ is conveyedand He says He has put His words above His very name. It has been preserved for all time (I Peter 1:23; Psalm 12:6-7; Ps. These singular reading disappeared, never to be seen again. All saving knowledge is obtained from the Word of God, through the Holy Spirit (Romans 10:17; I Peter 1:23; John 17:17; John 1:1; John 1:11-14; John 20:31). However, you must uncheck four boxes in the AutoCorrect option on the Tools menu in Word 97+. The existence of these singular readings disproves the myth of the tenacity of errors completely. The longer form of the Homeric text is characterized by popular expansion and scribal improvement; the NT Western text generally is considered the uncontrolled popular text of the second century with similar characteristics. He remembered the Vision in the Chapel of Voices, and the many times when that Vision had gleamed before him since, ever to sustain and cheer, even with the promise of the goal. Thank you for this article. A theoretical presumption indeed remains that a majority of extant documents is more likely to represent a majority of ancestral documents at each stage of transmission than vice versa [but this] presumption is too minute to weight against the smallest tangible evidence of other kinds. God didnt write multiple Bibles did He? Aland rule #6: Furthermore, manuscripts should be weighed, not counted, and the peculiar traits of each manuscript should be duly considered. There is a big debate over which line of manuscripts the Apostles used. (Well come back to it later.). Now, the first document to be called Textus Receptus was published in 1633. Presumably the scribes didnt keep the errors because they recognized them as errors. I am concerned that we let others tell us what to believe when we do have a sure word of prophecy. These . See Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ) Fourth fascicle: Proverbs Accessed March 26, 2011, 4. My current go-to Bible is the MEV (Modern English Version). The reconstruction of a stemma of readings for each variant (the genealogical principle) is an extremely important device, because the reading which can most easily explain the derivation of the other forms is itself most likely the original. Well assume two scribes copy correctly and one incorrectly. This might be surprising to hear after what youve just read, but you might be right. The Majority Text vs. Did that disprove the promise of preservation? The NKJV is a purification of the KJV. Textus Receptus (TR) The Textus Receptus (latin, "Received Text") is the Greek text originally compiled by Erasmus around 1516. Ive really enjoyed it and Ive learned a lot! Or at least, He would preserve a true version for His faithful followers. Did God Preserve the Scriptures Perfectly in All Ages? I started with a NKJV, then last 10 years or so a NASB. Lets start with the doctrine of the preservation of Scripture: Thats a bad idea. I've only just started looking at the CSB. 4. It makes sense, but that doesnt mean its what happened. The Textus Receptus book. A sad fact of history is that when Christians are persecuted, copies of the Bible are usually caught in the crossfire. Hopefully you found it useful, complete, and you now have a good understanding of Textual Criticism. However, its an attempt to reconstruct that text, not that actual text itself. Thus, the only major Christian center left is Byzantine Empire. Your treating of the KJV reveals you have little concern for text and more concern for your understanding. You are using an out of date browser. Also, I agree 100% about computers and mobile devices. Notice that Westcott & Hort recognized the Majority Text theory, but then summarily dismissed it saying the smallest tangible evidence of other kinds was enough to overthrow it. I do not believe you can possibly come to the correct conclusion from this viewpoint, no matter how long you study, how much evidence you look at, or how scholarly you may be. I believe, for English-speaking Christians, the one that has been used by God for the longest, the KJV, or received text. . ), Further, this method of disproving the Majority Text makes an incorrect assumption: that errors are tenacious, i.e. When do you think the church lost the true preserved Word of God? Terrific article. We will be ignoring this segment and focusing on their more genial and reasonable counterparts.). (Assuming they had multiple manuscripts to choose from.). One of the major underpinnings for the Majority Text theory is that scribes will generally choose to copy better manuscripts over worse manuscripts. Epic brother, thank you so much for putting in the time to teach a simpleton such as myself. 7 You, O LORD, will keep them; However, I would only make that the starting point. That her iniquity is pardoned; Thoughts? While translations arent very useful for deciding the exact wording of Greek, they can be very useful in deciding if certain words, phrases, and/or verses were included. Additionally, That question above is the whole problem for me, or at least most of it. I didnt ask if you thought God could preserve it, I asked which manuscript *that we have* do you think is inerrant? That leads to the possibly the most humorous and unsettling thing about these correctors: the addition of a rebuke by one corrector to another. The (Byzantine) manuscripts from the Medieval period were substantially identical and beyond all question identical to those known in the second half of the fourth century. I refer you to the following article, quoting the beginning paragraph of the counter-argument: And I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. Ecclesiastes 3:14. The Reasoned Eclecticism and the Majority Text theories are two different ways to take the manuscripts we have and try to assemble the original text. In the last ~140 years since the Westcott & Hort 1881 Critical Text, weve discovered Papyri from the 300s, 200s, and even a few from the 100s. If one wishes to speak about the majority, why restrict the discussion only to extant Greek witnesses and not include the versional witnesses? I think Im gonna get either the NKJV or NASB. The study of the copies of a written document whose original (the autograph) is unknown or non-existent, for the primary purpose of determining the exact wording of the original. [See HortsIntroduction, page286, 373.]. If you believe man can determine the mind of God by trying their best to reconstruct the original text, then you believe God has failed us. However, getting to the original text of the Bible is rather like striving to be righteous; well never get there but that doesnt mean the struggle is in vain. Taken literally, you are saying that the pure Word of God was originally inspired, but no one today could ever claim to hold that pure Word in their own hands. For a sense of scale, theres exactly 219 words from the beginning of the last quote to the end of the last section. If you will first answer my questions, I will be happy to answer yours. he defends the idea that the septuagint must be reestablished as the inspired old testament of the orthodox church and accepts at the same time the fact that the hebrew text (the masoretic text) might be included into orthodox biblical studies, but with the proviso that it suffered jewish deformations against the christians; "the superiority of Weve just seen that it doesnt originate in the scriptures. Therefore, ~130 pages were going to be burned. We can be assured that we have not had to depend on the latest discoveries of the oldest manuscripts, or on the efforts of fallible man to uncover Gods words. At what time did they stop having confidence that they knew the text they had was pure? 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Coming from a KJV is the preserved words of God or as close as anyone has it in English AND holding a confessional position in regard to that, I find it refreshing to discover a critic who concedes and is open about the KJVs unique eclecticism in its origins as opposed to the usual inaccurate treatment of it as wholly Majority Text as opposed to mainly Majority Text with reasoned deviations. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Otherwise there is too great a danger of reconstructing a test tube text which never existed at any time or place. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Do you see the promise of preservation in the Scripture? Served as chair of the Presbyterian Church of Canada's Administrative Council. Her head or her own head is just that. Its a basically byzantine textform, which I do like. As this is the text chosen by the Confessional Position, it obviously bears some looking at. To understand why they didnt use any Byzantine readings, we need to look at their 3rd rule again: A reading combining two simple, alternative readings is later than the two readings comprising the combination. Further, remember that latter readings were ignored by Westcott & Hort. I would give the translations somewhat less weight than Greek texts, but not discard them entirely. Now that we know what Greek text the Confessional Position uses, lets take a closer look at the various scriptural passages they use to support the doctrine of Preservation (which says God kept His Scriptures pure in all ages). I havent heard a sound from the bedroom, but perhaps she suddenly learned how to be ninja-quiet? This was helpful. Received his Th.D. Tischendorf himself might not have been sure. (Note: Ive copy/pasted the only relevant difference, but you can: Click here to expand the full list of the Aland rules of Textual Criticism. He put the universal Catholic epistles before Pauls so the beginning and ending letters of all of the epistles would form a mathematical pattern. He will gather the lambs with His arm, Thus there were places in which it is unclear what the Greek basis of the New Testament was. The table below shows the texts from which Erasmus assembled his Greek New Testament. However, small changes can have large effects. (Estienne was also known as Stephanus.) BTW: Ive enjoyed our robust conversations. Its curious that Codex Vaticanus is given the position of most important when the actual quality of the transcription leaves something to be desired. I decided to take a middle road on the manuscript count, since its still debatable but leans towards him having more. 1.3 = Fixed Galatians onwards verses error. Co-chairs. The scribes line of sight skips from the first instance of the word text to the second instance of the word text, accidentally skipping everything in between (the red text in the example). I understand that there are different versions of the Textus Receptus. The Majority Text theory is that to a T. (One of the major places they differ is in The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7-8, and theres an article about whether it was added or removed right here on Berean Patriot. I say intentionally because in at least one place, theres no other reason to translate the way they did other than a desire to change the text. You sourced the second quote, but not the first. There are only two reasons for this: (1) its nearly complete, (2) the older is better mantra. If you assume the mistakes are fairly randomly distributed, the Majority holds up quite well. A translation based on the official text of the Ecumenical Patriachate of Constantinople. Their rules for textual Criticism are below: (Note: I condensed these from here, at the bottom of the page.). For example, imagine trying to reconstruct the Greek text by having several different English translations. Origen, the Alexandrian church father in the early third century, said: the differences among the manuscripts [of the Gospels] have become great, either through the negligence of some copyists or through the perverse audacity of others; they either neglect to check over what they have transcribed, or, in the process of checking, they lengthen or shorten, as they please., Origen is of course speaking of the manuscripts of his location, Alexandria, Egypt. This Koine Greek New Testament is the Greek Edition of Elzevir, and on. You are saved by grace! They use these to translate all . that errors never disappear but instead are copied down through the generations. A vast number of early manuscripts were destroyed in the early persecutions of the Church. . The HCSB has essentially been replaced by the CSB. Ever since then, I have done a lot of study on Bible manuscripts and I have been struggling a lot with the differences between the textus receptus and the critical text. The WEBs over her own head makes it sound like the woman must listen to no one but herself because she is under her own authority. You yourself said her own was added for clarity, and that changes the meaning, without textual basis. I do think God will preserve scripture, I just cant think of a verse that promises He will. Textual critics want us to believe it needed an overhauled. century. I will devote no more space to it in this article because I dont think it relevant, and only mentioned it for completeness. Any reading overwhelmingly attested by the manuscript tradition is more likely to be original than its rival(s).. Long = characterized by Scribal improvement and expansion. We wont spend much time on these because the Westcott & Hort rules were more influential. There are several. Sorry for the delay. Codex Sinaiticus is among the worst manuscripts we have. No, no, no, no! (, 3rd generation: 8 correct copies, 7 incorrect copies (~1, 4th generation: 16 correct copies, 22 incorrect copies (~1, 5th generation: 32 correct copies, 60 incorrect copies (~1, Short = Alexandrian, reflecting scholarly revision, Medium = Widely believed to be the true/original because it maintained a near-identical form over 1000+ years, and most manuscripts are of this type. So each correct manuscript will always spawn 2 more correct manuscript, but also 1 incorrect manuscript will spawn 2 more incorrect manuscripts (and no correct manuscripts). Textus receptus vs alexandrian text. Medium = Byzantine Text type, characterized by near-identical form over 1000+ years, and most manuscripts are of this type, Long/paraphrase = Western Text type, characterized by its love of paraphrase is like the uncontrolled popular text of Homer. Codex Alexandrius is the third oldest (nearly) complete manuscript, dating from the early 400s. Does the difference affect doctrine or anything major? This is easiest to explain with an example. 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, Thus, they felt free to ignore them (as weve already discussed). The WEB translation reads: For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels. . 7. However, the Confessional Position argues that it doesnt matter if God inspired the Scriptures if He didnt preserve them too. Be Blessed brother . One issue, a minor one, the majority of Greek manuscripts show the content of Romans 16:25-27 actually belongs in 14:24-26. The KJV is a translation of an edition of the Greek New Testament text called the Textus Receptus. However, the word Ive highlighted in red isnt plural (them); its singular (him). (as long as youre making a prophetic application) Is that what youre saying? The Analytic Septuagint was derived from the LXXM sychronized to the KJV with the Greek root words translated into Greek Strongs numbers whenever possible. If so, youll need a good reason to exclude the various versions. Im not pushing it and Im not saying its better; just that it shouldnt be dismissed out of hand. The mathematical model for the Byzantine Majority Text relies on an assumption. On the afternoon of this day I was taking a walk with the steward of the convent in the neighbourhood, and as we returned, towards sunset, he begged me to take some refreshment with him in his cell. This is the position held by a majority of New Testament Scholars, and nearly all modern Bible are translated from the Critical Text. 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