tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post1331726647684763931..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual CriticismRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-62645581188704451462019-10-30T23:14:22.057-04:002019-10-30T23:14:22.057-04:00They definitely object to the methodology of Metzg...They definitely object to the methodology of Metzger, but they can't possibly deny the potential of a recovering an "original text." However, I believe they would question our ability to identify it as such through purely scientific or contemporary text-critical methods. <br /><br />Their arguments briefly summarized: It is possible that we may either discover earlier manuscript copies, more variant readings, and/or discover that the provenance of copies we have is questionable. As such, so-called "earliest," "majority," or "best" manuscript evidence we currently have carry less defensible weight than eventual ecclesiastical reception of the canon and text of Scripture in history - i.e evidence for the the "confessional" view of the divine preservation and inspiration of His word (e.g. WCF and LBC 1.8) - although any arguments must be admittedly be ultimately subordinated to the "epistemic foundation of Protestantism," the self-authentication of Scripture to believers by the Holy Spirit (WCF and LBC 1.5). <br /><br />I have my own questions regarding the position they presented, but I do have to say that I am not much in favor of the idea that we must somehow "reconstruct" God's word through a process of reasoning based on available empirical evidence.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883500968749756873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-24363405798703239772019-10-30T20:19:16.049-04:002019-10-30T20:19:16.049-04:00I haven't watched White's DL's on that...I haven't watched White's DL's on that controversy. Can you summarize the argument? Do they deny that there's an Ur-text to recover? Or do they just object to the methods and assumptions of someone like Metzger? stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-72653144004148469012019-10-30T16:21:46.586-04:002019-10-30T16:21:46.586-04:00I recently attended a conference on the text and c...I recently attended a conference on the text and canon of Scripture by a few men who are critical of a method of textual criticism which attempts to "recover the original text." These are the same Reformed Baptists James White has been going back and forth with for a while now. It provided some interesting food for thought, at least:<br /><br />https://bit.ly/2JB1KgVRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883500968749756873noreply@blogger.com