tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post2244542563478714815..comments2024-03-03T21:51:46.662-05:00Comments on stylos: Text Criticism: Questions and ResponsesJeffrey T. Riddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374856944409335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-54445063941984229332013-11-12T00:51:19.621-05:002013-11-12T00:51:19.621-05:00FWIW: I have done a 180 on this very recently. I a...FWIW: I have done a 180 on this very recently. I agree that it is a question of <i>how</i> God preserved His Word. I now believe that, in order to hamper a thinking believer from making an idol out of the "letter of the Law" in any language (KJV-onlyism anyone?), He preserved the "Spirit of the Law" by making early Christians copy and recopy, again and again, what would later become the books of the Canon. In this way, the central Doctrines of Christ are preserved, regardless of how many individual omissions or additions (or spelling mistakes) any copyist makes in his manuscript. There is no central doctrine of Christ missing or altered in any of the textual traditions.<br />This method seems, to me at least, much more in keeping with the astounding, counter-intuitive (to us humans) operation of the Lord.The Christian Theologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14841409239921477965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-56587242114797022532013-11-03T07:32:20.933-05:002013-11-03T07:32:20.933-05:00I think this is an excellent analysis. We all come...I think this is an excellent analysis. We all come to the table with presuppositions. The Evolutionist begins thinking:"There is no God, so there "must" be another explanation." The modern/post-modern textual critic comes to the table thinking:"God is real, but because man is corrupt, the Bible must be corrupt also since he has been entrusted with the preservation of it. With the confusion of variants, nobody can know the "true text!" I need to restore it, but I don't have the originals. The originals are inspired though. (Confusion 1 Corinthians 14:33)" The Bible believing Christian says:"Man is corrupt, but God is true and true to His Word and glory! He has and will preserve His written word for His people! Look at what He has done! His mighty Hand has prevailed! (Proverbs 22:19-21/ Romans 15:4/ 2 Peter 1:19-21)"Phil Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752045605704569789noreply@blogger.com