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.
Randy LeedyImage: codex-sinaiticus.net By Randy Leedy, PhD Many Christians are troubled by textual variants, or the differences in biblical manuscripts. The Bible has scribal errors in it? Then how can I be sure what I’m reading is God’s word? I have...