Texts and TransmissionTwo Objections Claiming the Bible Was

Distorted

James Patrick Holding

http://www.tektonics.org

Objections Answered,

Rogues Refuted

BACAW!

The World According to

Bart

Two Major ObjectionsTo the Reliability of the Copying of

the New Testament

1.“We haven’t got the originals, so we don’t know what they said.”

2.“There are over 400,000 mistakes in copies of the NT.”

Tacitus (all works)

New Testament

Date of Earliest Copies (Years After Written)

Number of Earliest

Copies

Mistakes??

Knocking Down

Spelling mistakes, slips

of the pen = 70%

Types of Manuscript Errors

Spelling errors.

“That hat is too bug for my head.”

Knocking Down

Spelling mistakes, slips

of the pen = 70%

Use of synonyms or

other word use switches

= 20%

Types of Manuscript Errors

Spelling errors.

“That hat is too bug for my head.”

Word Use Errors.

“Fred loves Wilma.”

“Wilma loves Fred.”

Knocking Down

Important, but not likely = 9%

Types of Manuscript Errors

Important but not likely.

“The Gospel of ____”

Significant Errors or Changes.

1 Thess. 2:7

Mark 16:9-20

Knocking Down

Important, but not likely = 9%

Significant = 1%Total significant copying errors:

Types of Manuscript Errors

Important but not likely.

“The Gospel of ____”

Significant Errors or Changes.

1 Thess. 2:7

Mark 16:9-20

BACAW!

The World According to

Bart

BACAW!

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therewerebreadsandmeatsandcheeseseverywhere

unclehenrytriedtostabotwithhisforkwhileitdidthewatusi

IS THIS REALLY SO DIFFICULT?

Bart in the Batter’s Box

Mark 1:41: The angry Jesus

1 John 5:7 The Trinity Text

Matt. 24:36 The Ignorant Jesus

Conclusion: A Reliable Witness

For further reading:

http://www.tektonics.org/ntdocdef/gospdefhub.html

http://www.tektonics.org/ntdocdef/orality01.html

http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nttextcrit.html