First published 2006
This collection brings together Bart Ehrman's contributions to New Testament textual criticism spanning twenty years of research. The volume compiles fifteen previously published articles alongside six lectures delivered at Duke University and Yale University. Ehrman examines how scribes altered biblical manuscripts over centuries, revealing the complex transmission history of Christian texts. His scholarship demonstrates methods for identifying textual variants and understanding their theological implications. The work addresses fundamental questions about biblical reliability and the evolution of early Christian doctrine through manuscript evidence. Students and scholars of the New Testament will find comprehensive analysis of textual problems and solutions that have shaped modern biblical studies.
Genres: history, religion, non-fiction, christianity, academic
Vibes: thought-provoking
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
416 pages · Kindle Edition · Brill