Episode Details

Last time we covered two corrected corruptions (1 Timothy 3.16 and 1 John 5.7).  This time we’ll consider two uncorrected corruptions, including the long ending on Mark (16.9-20) and the passage about the adulterous woman that Jesus saves (John 7.53-8.11).  Although these two texts are not found in the earliest and best manuscripts and translators have known this for decades, they continue to include them in virtually all English translations.  What’s going on here?  In this episode you’ll learn the textual basis for both passages and the reasons why textual scholars don’t accept their authenticity.

—— Books ——

• New Testament Text and Translation Commentary by Philip W. Comfort
• Textual Commentary of the Greek New Testament by Bruce Metzger
• The NET Bible with 60,932 Translators’ Notes (online here)

—— Links ——

• For background on textual criticism see part 10 New Testament Textual Criticism as well as 6 Greek New Testament Papyri, 7 Greek New Testament Uncials, and 8 Other New Testament Manuscripts
• Check out all the lectures in How We Got the Bible
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