Here is the website One scholar said of the Western text type: Words and even clauses are changed, omitted, and inserted with surprising freedom, wherever it seemed that the meaning could be brought out with greater force and definiteness. Unsurprisingly, they arent given too much weight because of this freeness. The links in this article will be read later. Your thoughts I would appreciate. I believe there are a great number of such documents or manuscripts. For now, lets look at the underpinnings for the Majority Text theory. Which single document/manuscript is perfectly preserved? Youre copying it down, Professor Wevers was the internationally recognized scholar in the field of Septuagint Studies. Obviously some arent, but that article makes the differences sound much larger than they actually are. The way I see it Jesus is the only 100% true word of God and I need to rely on His Holy Spirit to guide me every time I open the Bible. Many claim it was found in the trash while other claim it was carefully preserved by monks. Not only is the parallel between NT transmissional history and that of Homer striking, but the same situation exists regarding the works of Hippocrates. Im not quite in that camp though, and I merely think MT texts shouldnt be discounted out of hand for no other reason than their textual family. Reasoned Eclecticism uses a set of rules to sift through all the Textual Variants and arrive at what they believe is original. While as, in the rest of the New Testament, it is largely Alexandrian. There are three major textual families/text types. We're happy to have you here, please browse all our site and listen to our stream, feel free to check out our schedule for your favorite shows and programs. . And further, the rules only have a few small differences from the typical Critical Text rules. The Textus Receptus below is designed to be usable in Word 97 or higher. A. Hort and first published in 1881, with numerous reprints in the century since. Now, lets assume at this point intentional corruptions enter into the manuscripts that were copied from those 30. Its not just the article itself where your humility is to be commended, but even in numerous responses that you gave to comments. Is there not an element of faith in your critique? . A glance at the transcription will show just how common these corrections are. 7. 20. And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. So just to make sure Im understanding you correctly it sounds like youre saying its reasonable to ignore whether a word is singular or plural when exegeting the scriptures? The criticism of the Homeric epics proceeds on much the same line. There are good mathematical reasons (which well look at) for this method. The typical examples of how to break this model are well-covered in this YouTube video. The Textus Receptus, called the Majority Text, which represents over 90% of the 5,800+ Greek manuscripts of the New Testament still in existence today. Forgive me, brave knight, if I desire some firmer ground than that. So yeah, it probably does have some influence from Hort, and yes the OT base isnt exactly the same; it literally cant be the same since hte only people who know have been dead for hundreds of years. Certainly not all, but quite possibly a majority. Wonderfully writteneasy for a truck driver to understandThe subject is like mind-candy for meIve read many articles on the topicI am biased because I agree with you on many pointsIll keep using my NKJV! Thats makes the Confessional Position interesting, but ultimately not rooted and grounded in scripture. The Septuagint is older than the Masoretic text, was the version of the Old Testament quoted in the New Testament and is accepted by the Church as its official version. Is that really a position you want to take? It means: I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard. Lets back up to get some context. Much of what Ive read over the years tends to elevate personal opinion and mud-slinging over an objective summary of the subject. ), For an example, lets say were copying the shortest book of the New Testament, 3 John with 219 words (in Greek). Amazing . The first was Erasmus though, so lets take a closer look at it. 9. When do you think the church lost the true preserved Word of God? They will not hear because of blindness. 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. He wrote a long rebuttal of the Majority Text entitled: The Majority Text and the Original Text: Are They Identical? That appears to be the standard go to article for rebutting the Majority text. I spent much of my (unfinished) series on marriage unpacking how this rebellious idea has catastrophic results when put into practice. But now I think I should start with Matthew, then read it like the book has it layed out. If it were your work, I would have no hope; but its not your work. By evidence, I mean quotations from the early church fathers and looking at the versional manuscripts (translations). They have several verses they use to support this (which well look at in a moment). Again, well go back to Westcott & Hort because they did the original work that virtually all modern New Testament translations are based on. There is much propaganda and misinformation regarding its finding. Not perfect by any stretch,but very good. 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. And, finally, when do you hope to see the church rediscover what you believe they have lost? such as the Textus Receptus.A number of translations began to use critical Greek editions, beginning with the translation of the Revised Version in England in 1881-1885. 21 who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Westcott & Hort thought the Byzantine text family resulted from some scribes combining the other two text types to try and get closer to the original document (much like they were doing). Welcome to Mood FM Belize 106.3! Thank you. Danny Carlton. These differences are minor, and pale into insignificance when compared with the approximately 6,000 differences (many of which are quite substantial) between the Alexandrian Critical Text and the Textus Receptus. It played an important role in the publication of the King James Bible and, indirectly, the history of the church [6]. Again, this doesnt change the meaning much, even if it does change the text slightly. Thanks again, giving honor where honor is due. There one can observe that between NA25 and NA27, there were 397 changes in the Gospels, 119 in Acts, 149 in the Pauline Epistles, 46 in the General Epistles, and 29 in Revelation, internal evidence is found to the contrary,, No readings of B can safely be rejected absolutely, In fact, when you see a Bible footnote that says the earliest and best manuscripts, they are almost universally talking about these two manuscripts, and, It bears traces of careless transcription in every page. 15 But Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. And every mountain and hill brought low; And the man who found Codex Sinaiticus (Tischendorf) considered it the greatest find of his life, but still said: So, is there a Scribal preference to add rather than subtract? Weve examined one of these Textual Variants here on Berean Patriot before, namely: The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7-8: Added or Removed? 2. dolos (127 times in the NT) will be consistently rendered as slave. Does it matter much if Paul wrote a owl vs an owl? Notice, Like a Shepherd, appears to be an obvious reference to Jesus given the context. I have yet to hear of a person who holds the Confessional Position who doesnt chose the Textus Receptus as the text that was kept pure in all ages. Amen! Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; How can you that claim textual criticism is bad and yet support a document that was created via textual criticism? 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. Its possible, but definitely not certain. 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. When he finished he had produced an edition of the Greek New Testament which more closely underlies the text of the AV than any one edition of the Textus Receptus. (On average. The foundational premise for the Confessional Position is quite different than the other two theories. I have some controversial articles for which Id prefer not to be doxxed, so Im going to keep my real name off the website. Its butchered so badly that it almost doesnt even sound like the Bible in places. It might be there, but I spent all my time looking perfect preservation scriptures not preservation in general, so Id have to look again. Erasmus originally assembled his Greek text based on 7 Greek manuscripts and published it in 1516 as the Novum Instrumentum omne. 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? Do you really know for a fact what those churches were using during that period, when you have less than 1% of the evidence? I did a quick search and found this article on a website I often look at for textual variant information. Other examples include when one manuscript has Jesus Christ, and another has Christ Jesus, with only the order changed. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us, made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. However, this can be easily disproved using common sense and touch of data. I think that it is time for the WEB to pick up the mantle of the ASV. As an aside because the KJV is often central to the Confessional Position its worth noting that the KJV wasnt translated from any one single text. Almost all of the oldest manuscripts we have are of the Alexandrian text type, probably due to the climate in the location where they are typically found (Alexandrian is in Egypt, and their dry climate is ideal for preservation.) Further, all of these manuscripts which can be called the Textus Receptus contain unique readings not found in any other manuscripts whatsoever. I still have not settled on a position and am not sure I ever will. The modern Critical Text is based primarily on two flawed documents, without the benefit of the findings of the last ~140 years. Its (parerchomai), just like in Matthew 5:18 which we just looked at. BTW, you can read all of Codex Sinaiticus online if you wish at the Codex Sinaiticus Project website. (As weve seen). If so, it opens up a new period. Its interesting that these are the men who constructed the corrupt text from which the NASB is produced. It is widely quoted in the New Testament. 2. However, theres another problem thats far more practical. Matthew 20:16 New King James Version (NKJV) In the Vulgate, we find over half of the Alexandrian readings. And why would you casually dismiss the spiritual corruption of Wescott and Hort, claim their critical text is based on corrupt texts, and then support the NASB? Some doctrines are certainly strengthened in the Byzantine Majority text and the Textus Receptus, but no major, central part of the gospel is affected. According toHerman C. Hoskier, there are, without counting errors ofiotacism, 3,036 textual variations between Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in the text of the Gospels alone, Assuming that the same ratio of variants persists in the rest of the New Testament and doing the math, thats ~3434 additional variants, for a total of ~6470 variants between them. I deal with people, mostly Jews, who see errors in the New Testament, so I must know how to defend Gods words. He has preserved them for us! (And before you bring up Hebrews 4:12, realize that in context its talking about Jesus there too). When two copies disagree with each other, you have a variant in the text between two documents: this is (unsurprisingly) called a Textual Variant. http://www.jesusisprecious.org/bible/nkjv/alexandrian_corrupt_source.htm, The information in this article is to be greatly commended and respected, but far more, the humility from which it is written. Any reading overwhelmingly attested by the manuscript tradition is more likely to be original than its rival(s).. Theres no problem with confessions of faith in general. If you look at the earlier papyrus, theres even more singular readings. So that we could not mistake His intentions, the Lord made clear to what degree He would keep the Scriptures pure. Only WEB has a 14:24-26. (Even though it snowed last night and she wouldnt be caught dead outside our apartment in her pajamas) I mean, its possible Right? Notice verse 15b, which says For the long hair was and is given to her instead of a covering. Thayers specifically mentions this verse as a place that should be translated instead of. Of the 18,000 Bibles he printed, only 3 of them remain today. He also says that it uses a different Old Testament text than the KJV. Very Helpful The Bible is clear about the Doctrine of Preservation. Its often abbreviate as NA plus the version number. What I am trying to say is that we have had a sure word for five hundred years. The earliest Masoretic manuscripts are from the 9th or 10th centuries AD. 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers. This will definitely be my go to when I need to refresh my memory about the mysterious M, NU footnotes in my bible . Thus, they felt free to ignore them (as weve already discussed). He says that Erasmus collected manuscripts from all the places he could go universities and monasteries that kept these manuscripts brought them together, and began to collate them till 1516. (against more than 5,000 copies favoring the Textus Receptus). Nothing comes to mind right now though. And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. In the end, the entire Confessional Position can be boiled down to a single question: This is the issue for the Confessional Position. Source: The New Westminster Dictionary of the Bible. It depends on God and His Word. He was fluent in German and Dutch, could communicate orally in Arabic and French and could understand and write Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. 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. 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. Looking forward to reading more of your articles. He put the universal Catholic epistles before Pauls so the beginning and ending letters of all of the epistles would form a mathematical pattern. The core message of the gospel isnt compromised in any of these documents. I just wanted to say thanks for putting in the time and effort to write up this article and to link the sources as well (Im a scientist, so I really want to go to the original sources of information as much as possible). Psalms 100:5 (NASB): For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations. No, no, no, no! Thank you for your hard work. One of the most striking traits of the New Testament textual tradition is its tenacity. Aland & Aland,The Text of the New Testament, p. 56. (The other being the 1995 NASB). Take a later example from Tyndale (who had the benefit of the printing press). Its a basically byzantine textform, which I do like. , (Note: I have an article on Whats the Best Bible Translation? The Confessional Position, or Textus Receptus Only. I believe in the Ecclesiastical Text, meaning that God never promised to preserve a nebulous number of manuscripts floating around in theological circles. Im not pushing it and Im not saying its better; just that it shouldnt be dismissed out of hand. This created a need for Bible translations in people's native languages. Please dont mistake my question for a mere rhetorical one (though its partially that), If perfect preservation is the case, then thats THE question that matters most regarding Scripture. 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. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Persecution under Septimus Severus (202-210). Therefore, they had the saying the shorter reading is the more probable reading.. Granted, unlike some of my brethren, I fully accept that the enduring words of God preserved in English can also be found in most translations, even the those that are Critical Text products but as one cannot separate the promise God made Abe from the word that Abe believed on, one cannot separate THE Word from the words of God that have occasioned and compelled our faith in Christ having done and doing what God said He would. If he should draw back, my soul has no pleasure in him: but the just shall live by my faith. However, the picture changes if you include translations into other languages. 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. Again, the odds of all those scribes making the same error is vanishingly low. Other major Textual Variants include the story of the woman caught in Adultery (Pericope Adulterae for short) and the last 12 verses in Marks Gospel. So its possible that without the south and east falling to the Muslims and the West turning to Latin, the majority of manuscripts wouldnt be of a Byzantine Text type. . Further, you note, correctly of course, that the Bible doesnt save anyoneChrist and His work provide salvationyou, in exhaustion I hope and not in dishonesy, fail to deal with the fact that this offer of salvation is conveyed to us by Gods words or not at all. This very thing, or something very close to it, was subsequently proposed by textual critics in the 1900s. The Alexandrian text type will need little introduction because nearly all modern Bibles are based on the Alexandrian text type. Do you believe that we cannot be certain how much error is in the Word of God? Its titled: In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture by Alister McGrath. Again, Westcott and Hort were mistaken as nearly all major textual variants had appeared before the year 200. Many times Jesus said, It is written. . The two relevant excerpts are below. 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.) Do you know where I can find one for the NT? That begs the question: Where did it come from? The answer is in the name: it comes from a (man-made) confession of faith. Thats a bad idea. It literally broke my heart and almost devastated my faith in Bible translations. If you backup to the first 500 years of the Church, the Byzantine Text type is in the clear minority of the manuscripts weve found. Or at least, He would preserve a true version for His faithful followers. While the Confessional Position does claim that support, they dont have it. The Majority Text theory gives an extremely high weight to readings that are supported by the majority of manuscripts. Do you believe We can no more touch the preserved Word of God than we can the incarnate Christ? Do you believe that we can only do our very best to discern with our human abilities and scientific approach what is correct and what is not? It is known by other names, such as the Traditional Text, Majority Text, Byzantine Text, or Syrian Text. I want to get as close as possible to the original text. He also checked these manuscripts for particular readings, or readings that are found ONLY in that manuscript. 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. Therefore, if line of reasoning interests you, you can read more here. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. Daniel B. Wallace says, Revelation was copied less often than any other book of the NT, and yet Irenaeus admits that it was already corrupted within just a few decades of the writing of the Apocalypse, Theres an argument to be made that the Alexandrian Text type was corrupted very early. He was able to view 43 sheets, which was a third of the sheets that were to be burned. The fact that the Byzantine Text type dominates the manuscript copies is proof of disproportionate copying. Irenaeus in the 2nd century, though not in Alexandria, made a similar admission on the state of corruption among New Testament manuscripts, yet Irenaeus admits that it was already corrupted within just a few decades of the writing of the Apocalypse, I prefer to judge a work based on its merits, not what the authors, Think of the vile Textus Receptus leaning entirely on late MSS, As soon as the numbers of a minority exceed what can be explained by accidental coincidence, their agreement , A theoretical presumption indeed remains that, Once a variant reading appears in a manuscript, it doesnt simply go away. The evidence supporting a purely formal revision. The Tetragrammaton (over 6,800 times in the OT) will be rendered as Yahweh. i.e. The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native language of the people of God of old), and the New Testament in Greek (which, at the time of the writing of it was most generally known to the nations), being immediately inspired by God, and, by His singular care and providence kept pure in all ages, are therefore authentical;(r) so as, in all controversies of religion, the Church is finally to appeal unto them. Do you have a source for the first one? We have to assume that the original was a medium [= vulgate] text The longer texts were gradually shaken out: leads us to assume a medium text or vulgate in existence during the whole time of the hand-transmission of Homer, This consideration revives the view that the Homeric vulgate was in existence before the Alexandrian period [Such]. Thats how it got its name because of a marketing ploy. Of course, that is assuming the number is correct. Whether you count Bible translations based on the Critical Text vs Bible translations based on the Majority Text; or copies of the Greek Majority Text vs the Greek Critical Text, the Critical Text becomes the clear winner. WoW! So lets look at their methodology, and the methodology of Reasoned Eclecticism in general. Berean Patriot, I believe you are a liar. (Which many dispute, but well get to that later.). Again, Bezas 1598 text formed much but definitely not all of the basis for the KJV. Each textual family (or text type) tends to contain similar readings to other manuscripts in its family, but the readings are different from the readings of other textual families. word text to the second, However, that is not the case, as Erasmus had been collating Greek texts for at least two years. The WEB fixed that problem as it uses the majority of the manuscripts, and also removes verses or phrases that are not in the majority of the manuscripts, including Revelation. That alone changes things a lot. This accidental skipping could account for a very significant portion of the longer Byzantine Textual Variants. Why Are Women Emotional According to the Word? Again, lets assume you were in charge of copying the New Testament with several manuscripts to choose from, say five. There is a well-known error when copying manuscripts by hand called parablepsis. The KJV is based on a Greek New Testament text called the Textus Receptus, first published by Desiderius Erasmus in 1516 and subsequently revised by a number of scholars. Theres further evidence based on quotes they said that they didnt take the Bible seriously, literally, and endorsed the Theory of Evolution. That said, they do seem to be of higher quality that other manuscripts of their respective eras. These are Textual Variants which have no effect on anything. The main source for Bezas New Testament was Robert Estiennes 1550 Greek New Testament. It would likely end up looking like an Alexandrian/Byzantine hybrid. Or does the Majority Text argument also posit that in spite of ALL these obstacles, the copies of the majority MSS made throughout history were so ubiquitous that they overwhelm all of these odds? Now that I have answered your questions, will you keep your word and answer mine? The testimony of the papyruses aligning with Alexandrian or Byzantian manuscripts Thats pure theory without other evidence, but its interesting. Praise ye the LORD. ) Both Textual Variants are meaningful, but its nearly impossible for them to be original (they arent viable). The shorter form in Homer is considered to reflect Alexandrian critical know-how and scholarly revision applied to the text; the Alexandrian text of the NT is clearly shorter, has apparent Alexandrian connections, and may well reflect recensional activity. 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