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1 | the best Manuscripts? | Acts | Makarios | 36266 | ||
Greetings Bgg, If you go to http://www.skypoint.com/(insert a tilde here)waltzmn/CanonsOfCrit.html you will see sections called "External Critical Rules" and "Internal Critical Rules" that better define some of the criterion that is used in choosing one manuscript, or one rendering over another. In the case of Acts 8:37, it is "moved" simply because this verse is found in only a few Greek manuscripts, none earlier than the sixth century, and Erasmus (writer of the Textus Receptus) inserted Acts 8:37 due to its presence in the Vulgate and because it was in the margin of one Greek manuscript in his possession. (1) This passage is surely very orthodox! However, we must overcome our emotionalism to ask "What did Luke write at this point?" While the insertion surely speaks the truth, so would inserting the Westminster Confession of Faith between Titus 2 and 3. But of course, no one is going to suggest doing that. We cannot "improve" upon what God has revealed. And through weighing this verse against the evidence of the authorities and manuscripts consulted, the overwhelming voice points to the exclusion of this verse in the modern day text. Even with that said, I do personally like this verse, even though it does not affect or hinder what the Bible teaches about baptism by its exclusion. Modern textual criticism is an attempt to get as close as possible to what the original authors actually wrote by using all the sources that are presently available to us. And through the years, we have been able to get even closer and closer through archaeological discoveries such as the Dead Sea Scrolls and by other means that the translators of the KJV and the Textus Receptus simply did not have available to them during their time. We can rest assured that no one is "taking words out" or deliberately chopping up the Bible. There is always a reason for such textual criticism, and it is usually justified by the greater age or common agreement of other ancient texts. Blessings to you, Makarios Source: (1) "The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust the Modern Translations?", 1995, James R. White, Bethany House Publishers |
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2 | the best Manuscripts? | Acts | childoftheking | 36475 | ||
Thank you Makarios for your thoughts and the web site. bgg |
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