Mark WardJohn chapter 1 verse 18 is one of the few verses in the New Testament which contains both an all-important theological statement about Christ and a puzzling Greek textual problem. In addition, the Greek wording adopted by most modern version is...
Mark StraussThe earliest manuscripts do not contain John 7:53–8:11 or the end of Mark. So what is a pastor to do when preaching passage-by-passage through either Mark or John? Do you preach these passages? Do you ignore them? This article will help answer these...
Wendy WidderBecause all biblical documents were copied by hand for nearly three thousand years, it is not surprising that its manuscripts contain differences (variants). Textual criticism is the discipline that guides us in establishing what the authors of the...
What should we think when we find disagreement between English versions? Which translations are right? Why would translators change the biblical text? How can readers make good decisions about these discrepancies between versions? These questions...
Andrew PerrinThe DSS present both problems and prospects when it comes to the Hebrew Scriptures—the common heritage of the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. About 23 percent of the Qumran library are writings that later Jewish and Christian communities would...
Rick BrannanWhy does the NKJV have Acts 8:37? And why doesn’t the ESV include the same content? This article offers an answer—and how to examine the evidence yourself and come to your own conclusion.
Logos Staffby Ben Witherington | Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary Of the making of new or renewed translations of the Bible there is no end. And I am often asked what translation should I use? But the answer...
Tavis BohlingerThis week, in remembrance of his death nearly one year ago, Lexham Press has been honoring the life and work of Larry Hurtado. An accomplished scholar and professor, Dr. Hurtado was the author of many books and articles, notably Honoring the Son...
The books of the New Testament share in common the fact that they were all originally written in Greek. Although the original parchments used by Paul, Luke, John, and the other apostles have long been lost, history has left thousands upon thousands...
Dr. Mark Ward has written a fantastic book recently addressing numerous issues around the use of the King James Version of the Bible in the church today. Mark’s work is thorough, gracious, and scholarly, and I welcomed the chance to sit down...
Textual criticism can explain some of the differences people notice between their English translations, such as the omission of “who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” in the NIV of Romans 8:1 (compare Romans 8:1 in the KJV). However...
Following the Council of Trent in the sixteenth century, the Latin Vulgate became the official Latin Bible of the Roman Catholic church—and that after centuries of dominance as the preferred Bible of the Western world. The Reformation revived...