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1 | short and long version of Mark 16:8 | Mark 16:9 | Morant61 | 125429 | ||
Greetings EdB! The only problem I have with your position is that we have manuscripts that contain 'four' different endings to Mark. Sure, let's call God's Word - God's Word! But, which one is God's Word? :-) To me, the original autographs are God's Word. If a copyist was faithful and accurate, his copy is God's Word. However, if he was sloppy, or simply added or deleted something, then the resulting text is not God's Word. This is why the task of textual criticism is so important. It is vital that we know what the originals actually said. This whole topic can be a little frighting when people first start studying it, but over time, one discovers that most of the variant readings have to do with spelling and/or word order. The manuscripts agree with one another the vast majority of the time, and when they don't - it is usually just a matter of spelling or word order. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | short and long version of Mark 16:8 | Mark 16:9 | EdB | 125432 | ||
Tim I guess I would say we should stick to the manuscripts that rendered the Latin that was used from the earliest on. If I'm not mistaken that series of manuscripts was also what was used to render most early copies of the German and English translations. It wasn't until later that other "older" manuscripts were found and the confusion began. EdB |
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3 | short and long version of Mark 16:8 | Mark 16:9 | Morant61 | 125456 | ||
Greetings EdB! The only problem with that approach is that they only had a handful of Greek manuscripts and they were all of one family type - hence they all contained the same errors. If we are concerned about God's Word, why wouldn't we want the oldest possible manuscripts that we can find? The very first copies are naturally going to be more accurate than the 1,000th copies! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | short and long version of Mark 16:8 | Mark 16:9 | kalos | 125461 | ||
Certainty at any cost? 'A number of arguments have been put forth in defense of King James Onlyism.'...One of these is: 'We can't be certain of what God says unless we possess a single translation (and/or Greek text); that is, [KJV Only-ists claim], discrepancies among versions prove that one is correct and the others false.' 'The desire for absolute certainty when it comes to textual matters, while understandable, is not realistic. History has left us with numerous extant manuscripts. These not only differ from each other, but none are flawless representations of the autographs. Even the King James is not without imperfection. For example, "a dozen or so readings in the KJV find no support in any Greek manuscript whatsoever."[20]' 'Of course, some might be tempted to make the relative complexity of the textual critic's work a reason for skepticism. But Carson notes: 'There is no need for such rigorous pessimism. The vast majority of the manuscript errors have to do with details of orthography, word order, and the like. Moreover, many of the theologically significant variants can be sorted out quite easily by comparing manuscript with manuscript. The result . . . is a certain word from God.[24]' '20. D. A. Carson (The King James Version Debate: A Plea for Realism), 69. '24. Carson, 24.' ____________________ http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/truthandthings/perspect.kjo.html |
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5 | short and long version of Mark 16:8 | Mark 16:9 | Morant61 | 125462 | ||
Greetings Kalos! Amen! :-) It always appears at first glance that textual variants are a reason for discouragement, but further study demonstrates that God's message is quite clear! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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