TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hixson,Elijah
AU  - Gurry,Peter J.
AU  - Wallace,Daniel B.
TI  - Myths and mistakes in New Testament textual criticism
SN  - 9780830866694
AV  - BS2325 
U1  - 225.4/86 23
KW  - Bible
KW  - New Testament
KW  - Criticism, Textual
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Myths about autographs : what they were and how long they may have survived / Timothy N. Mitchell -- Math myths : how many manuscripts we have and why more isn't always better / Jacob W. Peterson -- Myths about classical literature : responsibly comparing the New Testament to ancient works / James B. Prothro -- Dating myths, part one : how we determine the ages of manuscripts / Elijah Hixson -- Dating myths, part two : how later manuscripts can be better manuscripts / Gregory R. Lanier -- Myths about copyists : the scribes who copied our earliest manuscripts / Zachary J. Cole -- Myths about copying : the mistakes and corrections scribes made / Peter Malik -- Myths about transmission : the text of Philemon from beginning to end / S. Matthew Solomon -- Myths about variants : why most variants are insignificant and why some can't be ignored / Peter J. Gurry -- Myths about orthodox corruption : were scribes influenced by theology and how can we tell? / Robert D. Marcello -- Myths about patristics : what the Church fathers thought about textual variation / Andrew Blaski -- Myths about canon : what the codex can and can't tell us / John D. Meade -- Myths about early translations : their number, importance, and limitations / Jeremiah Coogan -- Myths about modern translations : variants, verdicts, and versions / Edgar Battad Ebojo
N2  - "A renewed interest in textual criticism has created an unfortunate proliferation of myths, mistakes, and misinformation about this technical area of biblical studies. Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry, along with a team of New Testament textual critics, offer up-to-date, accurate information on the history and current state of the New Testament text that will serve apologists and offer a self-corrective to evangelical excesses"--
ER  -