Subject: Critical Text vs. Received Text |
Bible Note: These are great observations! That is a question, why are there no major translations that use the Majority Text? Is it that way because the translators seek to base their works on what they view as a text that is closest to the original autographs instead of one that includes everything, even supposed errors of medieval scribes? Chris, were there any particular places in the Majority text (besides the book of Revelation) that 'prove' that the Majority text is 'stronger' or 'weaker' then the Critical text? There are over 5,000 manuscripts of the Bible, and no two are exactly the same! But as seen in the findings of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Qumran in the 1940s, where the text of Isaiah that was found was almost word for word exact with the text that we 'agree' upon today, that the Bible that we have today is very accurate despite the common variants, and that this large weight of proof (5,000 manuscripts throughout the ages) can only solidify and work to strengthen our faith in God and the Bible as God Holy Word. Thanks for your thoughts and I hope to inspire more thoughts on this issue! |