Guarino, Giuseppe The Majority Text of the Greek New Testament (9995715155)
The history of the transmission of the text of the New Testament is a fascinating subject. But it is more than a simple subject or an interesting matter. Understanding how we got our Bible and how reliable is its text becomes a vital topic when we believe it is the Word of God.Can the preconceived idea of Inspiration and Preservation of the Bible influence the results of our studies on the manuscript tradition of the New Testament? I hope it did with me and influenced my conclusions.Most scholars do their best to publish studies unbiased by personal beliefs, but if being impartial simply means to deny my faith in the supernatural inspiration and preservation of the Bible, I refuse to do so.The Bible is inspired and God has preserved its text down through the centuries. Faith believes it and evidence proves it. This book proves the case for the superiority of the so called Majority Text of the original Greek New Testament, which some call also Traditional or Byzantine. It is the author's conviction that the Majority of the manuscripts of the original apostolic texts must be viewed as the result of the faithful copying tradition started with the autographs down to the middle-ages.Giuseppe Guarino is author of several books, check his website for updates: www.giuseppeguarino.com.