History of the Bible
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Lesson
We conclude by talking about how the Bible has come through the centuries, the differences that exist among the Greek manuscripts, with a few words of caution in what is called "The King James Debate."
Outline
Week 6: How Do We Describe Things?
Chapter 30: The History of the English Bible, and Textual Criticism
Written to Specific Audiences
Autographs
Copies
Textual Criticism
Unintentional errors
Intentional errors
Footnotes in your Bible
History
1. Persecution and books destroyed
2. East Church (Greek) and the West Church (Latin) split
3. Jerome (400's)
4. Resurgence of Greek in the West
Manuscripts
Problems with the King James debate
Two things that are significant about these manuscripts
Weigh, not count
Illustration
Shorter
Which reading explains others
Final comments on text criticism
1. No debate among scholars of any theological position
2. Realm of the specialist
3. No Christian doctrine questioned
4. We can trust our Bibles
