The Bible has been on a long historical journey since its original composition.
In the process you will gain an appreciation for the vast work that has been accomplished in preserving the text of Scripture and find a renewed confidence in its reliability..
Wegner gives you an overview of the History and methods, aims and Results of Textual criticism.
In plain language and with ample illustration, Paul D.
But if you are one of those interested in a general understanding of Textual criticism, this book introduces you to Textual Criticism of the whole Bible--the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament.
That is why nearly every book on the subject focuses on the Textual Criticism of either the Old or New Testament.
In fact, the task of Textual Criticism is so daunting and detailed that it is divided between Old Testament Textual critics and New Testament Textual critics.
Sorting out the errors and determining the original wording is the task of Textual criticism.
And despite the most careful and painstaking efforts of scribes and publishers down through the centuries, errors of one sort or another have crept in and have been reproduced.
Its texts have been copied and recopied.
The Bible has been on a long historical journey since its original composition
