✍ Why should we assume a handful of manuscripts as being more accurate than the mainstream of manuscripts preserved in the Church ie. Catholic/Eastern Catholic/Orthodox? What is the methodology of textual criticism? It seems to be a very secularized field.
Dr. Wallace, thank you! There is so very much more behind these popular videos than you can ever share. But thank you, sir!
What is the percentage of difference between the TR and the CT when it comes to meaningful variants in our NT?
✍ Why should we assume a handful of manuscripts as being more accurate than the mainstream of manuscripts preserved in the Church ie. Catholic/Eastern Catholic/Orthodox? What is the methodology of textual criticism? It seems to be a very secularized field.
You need to pick up Dr. Wallace's book, "Reinventing Jesus." There's a chapter in there that answers your questions.