One of the special areas of focus that I had in graduate school was in the area of the textual transmission of the New Testament. A while back, I put the audio to one of my presentations to the PowerPoint in video format, which can be found here for those interested. Blessings… (Please Note –…
Today, I was contacted by a friend and asked if there were any textual variants in Matthew 28.19 that would draw into question baptizing in the singular name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Below is the textual data from this study and as you will see, while it is true that some folks…
When considering the question of the reliability of the Biblical text, a number of factors must be cited in defense of the Scriptures. First, the autographical texts of the Old and New Testament Scriptures were indeed inspired or “God breathed” (θεόπνευστος > 2 Tim 3.16) and is therefore a direct product of the mind of…
We continued with our study of the Westminster Confession of Faith today, finishing out chapter 1 with a focus on the canon of Scripture, which is the ultimate standard of faith and practice for those in the Reformed faith. How do we objectively hear Jesus speaking to us today? Through His preserved word, which the…
Today we studied the science of Biblical exegesis, informally going over some basic points that will help the student of scripture come to a better understanding of the Biblical text. Exegesis 10_27_13
A few weeks ago, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (WTBTS, better known as the Jehovah’s Witnesses) released their 2013 revision of the New World Translation, their translation of the Bible. Prior to the 2013 revision, the NWT already had a great deal of errors in the text, to include inserted “others” in brackets…
Two weeks ago we took a break from our study in Reformed thought to address the King James Only debate. In doing so, I attempted to clear up some of the fundamental issues involving this controversy and in the process, defended the translation process and manuscript evidence utilized by the editors and translators of (most)…
One thing that I truly enjoy is studying text critical issues. This area of knowledge is absent in the modern church, where a great majority of church attendees could not even begin to give a cogent response if one were to ask, or even challenge the presupposition that what we have today in or English…
For those who are unaware of the textual variant in Luke 23:34, namely, “Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing,” a sentence which is not found in some of the older manuscripts, I have provided some textual information below along with a video on this verse. Updated Variant LK 23.34 (PDF)…
INTRODUCTION The Synoptic Problem, which addresses “how Matthew, Mark, and Luke agree, yet disagree, in three areas: content, wording, and order”[1] has perplexed scholars for many years. Present in this realm of study are multiple solutions to the problem; however there is little agreement being found. For years, the Synoptics textual data has been…
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