Short Reminder: If we have the original words, we, in essence, have the original and; therefore, do not need the original documents.
NTTC MATTHEW 5:47A: WAS IT “IF YOU GREET ONLY YOUR FRIENDS” OR “IF YOU GREET ONLY YOUR BROTHERS”?
John Brown of Haddington and the Discipline of Holy Ambition: A Motivational Story for Christians
A barefoot shepherd walked through the night for a Greek New Testament—and his hunger for Scripture still challenges Christians today.
NTTC MATTHEW 5:44a: “bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you”?
The shorter reading is generally preferred if the change is intended. This is a reflection of scribal tendency, as a scribe is far more likely in his efforts at clarification, willfully to make an addition to a text.
NTTC EPHESIANS 5:22: “WIVES TO YOUR OWN HUSBANDS” OR “WIVES, BE IN SUBJECTION TO YOUR OWN HUSBANDS”?
The Convincing Evidence [CE] are two of the earliest manuscripts that are very weighty (P46 B) as well as Clement MSSaccording to Jerome, which indicates that this is an even higher-level proof that the reading (γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν “wives to your own husbands”) could have been original in that it is enough to accept it as
NTTC MATTHEW 2:23: “he went and lived in a city called Nazareth”
Nazareth was a very small village in the region of Galilee (Galilee lay north of Samaria and Judea). The town was located about 15 mi (25 km) west of the southern edge of the Sea of Galilee. - The NET Bible
NTTC MATTHEW 1:3: “Zara” or “Zare”
Matthew 1:3 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 3 and Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez became the father of Hezron, and Hezron became the father of Ram,
Kurt Aland (1915–1994): Architect of Modern New Testament Textual Criticism and the Documentary Priority of Early Alexandrian Witnesses
Kurt Aland unified New Testament textual criticism around early evidence, Alexandrian priority, and rigorous methods that still guide Greek editions and translation.
Mistakes Were Made In Copying God’s Word. Was the Purity of the Bible Text Threatened?
Explore the journey of biblical manuscripts and the challenges faced in preserving the original message. Was the truth compromised?
NTTC MATTHEW 4:17: Repent, for the kingdom of heavens has drawn near
The longer reading is preferred if there is clear reason(s) internally as to why the scribe omitted a word or phrase, like difficulties (perceived contradictions) or awkwardness. For example, a scribe may willfully remove or alter a verse that is repeating one of the previous verses.
NTTC MATTHEW 4:12: Now when he [Jesus] heard that John had been arrested …
Manuscripts are to be weighed not counted. Certain families of manuscripts are more trustworthy (e.g. Alexandrian over Byzantine, Western, or Caesarean). In addition, certain manuscripts within a family are more faithful than others (e.g. P66 P75 01 03)
