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The “Pericope Adulterae” and the Oldest Manuscripts

Posted on 10 February, 2012 by Jon Gleason

“Oldest is best” becomes problematic when “oldest” is a moving target and the new “oldest” doesn’t agree with the previous “oldest.” It makes your previous “oldest is best” assertion look pretty silly, and makes one wonder what the next “oldest” they discover is going to say…. Continue reading →

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Is the Oldest Manuscript Really Best?

Posted on 30 January, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Our “oldest manuscripts” survived because they weren’t accurate, so believers didn’t want to use them. They were sloppy work by careless scribes, and no one wanted to copy from them. Continue reading →

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Not Like Any Other Book

Posted on 26 January, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Despite my appreciation for the ministry of these godly men in my life, my confidence in the rules of New Testament Textual Criticism as a reliable guide to identifying the true text of Scripture began to crumble. Continue reading →

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