Explore the evidence behind the authorship of the Gospel of Luke. Is there enough to confirm Luke as the writer?
Could the Gospel of Luke Have Been Falsely Attributed, or Does the Evidence Establish Luke as Its True Author?
Could the Gospel of John Have Been Falsely Attributed, or Does the Evidence Confirm John as the True Author?
John’s Gospel bears eyewitness detail and apostolic self-identification. Manuscript titles and early reception confirm John the apostle.
Could the Epistle to the Colossians Have Been Forged, or Does the Evidence Point to Paul?
Explore the debate on Colossians' authorship. Is it genuinely from Paul, or is there more to the story? Dive into the evidence here.
Was the Epistle to the Hebrews Falsely Attributed, or Does the Evidence Show Otherwise?
Explore the debate on Hebrews' authorship: is it truly anonymous or misattributed? Examine the clues.
The Bart D. Ehrman Stumbling Blocks: From a Conservative Evangelical to an Atheist?
Dr. Bart D. Ehrman has issues in several areas that drug him down from being a conservative evangelical Christian to an Agnostic and now an atheist. What can we learn from his missteps that led to his abandoning the faith?
The Byzantine Kr/family 35 Text-Form (1261-1453 C.E.)
It is said of the Kr/family 35 Text-Form that it is the most precise and uniform grouping of New Testament manuscripts ever produced. What does that mean exactly? This will be answered extensively toward the end of the article.
Textual Variants in the Greek New Testament
Textual variants in the New Testament are the subject of the study called textual criticism of the New Testament. Textual variants in manuscripts arise when a copyist makes deliberate or inadvertent alterations to a text that is being reproduced.
What Do We Know About Paul’s Professional Scribe Tertius?
Was Tertius just a hired scribe, or did he grapple with the theological depths alongside the Apostle? Imagine him keeping pace with Paul's passionate dictations, his reed pen a conduit for ideas that reshaped the world. Did he, too, feel the tremor of inspiration, his understanding subtly influencing the flow of ink on parchment? These are the whispers hiding in the margins of Romans. Join us as we turn the page, delve into the shadows of history, and uncover the fascinating tale of Tertius – the man who, in giving voice to another, may have etched his own legacy alongside the Apostle's.
The New Testament Writers Claim that They Were Spirit-Directed
Discover how the New Testament authors were uniquely guided. Uncover the spiritual influence in their writings.
The Traditional Method and the Socio-Historical Approach of NT Textual Studies
The sad state of affairs is that textual scholarship as a whole is unwittingly or knowingly moving the goalposts for some unknown reason. In textual criticism, it is now the earliest knowable text, the sociohistorical approach to New Testament Textual Studies, and, the newest trend of trying to redate our earliest NT papyri.
