New Testament textual criticism goes back to Origen (185-254), in the third century of our common era. The historical roots of textual scholarship actually go back to the 3rd-century B.C.E. in the Library of Alexandria. We are going to the 18th-19th centuries for the purposes of this article.
Agnostic NT Textual Scholar Bart D. Ehrman Equates the Apocryphal Gospels as Being Equal to the Canonical Gospels—Is This True?
Examine Ehrman's view equating Apocryphal and Canonical Gospels.
The Synoptic Gospels In Early Christianity: Why Is the Preferred Choice the Testimony to the Priority of the Gospel of Matthew?
Explore why the Gospel of Matthew is the preferred choice in Early Christianity. Uncover the priority of Matthew.
What Do We Know About the Dutch Bible and Textual Scholar Erasmus of Rotterdam?
Tischendorf’s relentless search for ancient Bible manuscripts led to the discovery of Codex Sinaiticus, reshaping New Testament textual studies.
What Do We Know About the Early Christian Copyists?
Today there are about two billion people who call themselves Christians, who own or are aware of the Bible. Most are unaware of just how that book came down to them, yet many if not most would acknowledge that it is inspired by God and free of errors and contradictions.

