[CS-FSLUG] OT: Bart Ehrman - Misquoting Jesus

[Timothy Butler]

>
> What this nice gentleman said sounded very misleading. As you already
> probably know, there were different schools of new testament texts
> (Alexandrian, Babylonian, etc.). The different schools of text are
> consistent within themselves. They do, however differ from each other.
> That said, all the differences combined do not change a single  
> doctrine.
> In fact, most "changes" are spelling errors or a missing word which  
> does
> nothing to the reading of the text (with the exception of the  
> ending of
> Mark's Gospel).

	Indeed. Well, and that's just the way texts are. Shakespeare  
presents many textual challenges, and they were actually *publishing*  
his works while he was still alive. Nevertheless, we don't usually  
make a big deal of that, because the differences don't generally have  
a significant impact on meaning.

	The chapter is John he is referring to is another good example of a  
possible later text, but that there are only a few examples of such  
demonstrates the integrity of the NT.

	-Tim


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