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Visualizing the Reliability of the New Testament Compared to Other Ancient Texts

Dan Wallace (professor of NT Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary): “NT scholars face an embarrassment of riches compared to the data the classical Greek and Latin scholars have to contend with. The average classical author’s literary remains number no more than twenty copies. We have more than 1,000 times the manuscript data for the NT than we do for the…

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Have we got it right? New DVD on Jesus, history and the NT

A DVD has become available with lectures from a conference held earlier this year to address objections concerning the historicity of the New Testament, the transmission of the NT manuscripts, and the person of Christ.

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Are the New Testament manuscripts reliable?

Professor Dan Wallace responds to the objection that the New Testament manuscripts have been corrupted in their transmission through the centuries.

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Ehrman and Williams discuss the reliability of the New Testament

Last weekend, Bart Ehrman and Peter Williams discussed the textual reliability of the New Testament on the popular UK radio show, Unbelievable. For those unfamiliar with textual criticism or the broader controversy surrounding Ehrman’s book, this may be a good introduction to the debate.

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