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1 | 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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2 | 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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3 | 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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