Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism by Daniel Wallace

Textual Studies is the art and science (some would say only art) of determining the original text from variant readings exhibited by extant manuscripts. At present, a good deal of scientific methodology seems to be used as statistics, and computer processing is heavily employed. At the same time, however, TC is also faith-based (at least among conservative theologians), and the results are arguably impossible to verify. Faith plays a role in the belief by many that God has preserved His word somewhere among extant Greek manuscripts, which makes conjectural emendation unnecessary and unacceptable. As to verification, logic and the genealogical relationships between texts than can be constructed are often very convincing, but sometimes a decision is somewhat tenuous. Some critics would claim that no decision can really be verified, but many theories are accepted today without physical verification, on the strength of reasonable probability.

NT Textual Studies Book Recommendations from Christian Publishing House

FROM SPOKEN WORDS TO SACRED TEXTS: Introduction-Intermediate to New Testament Textual Studies by Edward D. Andrews
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THE NEW TESTAMENT DOCUMENTS: Can They Be Trusted by Edward D. Andrews
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THE P52 PROJECT: Is P52 Really the Earliest Greek New Testament Manuscript? by Edward D. Andrews
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400,000+ SCRIBAL ERRORS IN THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT MANUSCRIPTS: What Assurance Do We Have that We Can Trust the Bible? by Edward D. Andrews
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THE READING CULTURE OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY: The Production, Publication, Circulation, and Use of Books in the Early Christian Church Edward D. Andrews
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MISREPRESENTING JESUS: Debunking Bart D. Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus" [Fourth Edition] by Edward D. Andrews
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE to BIBLE TRANSLATION: Bible Translation Choices and Translation Principles [Second Edition] Authored by Edward D Andrews
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692728716

BIBLE DIFFICULTIES: How to Approach Difficulties In the Bible by Edward D. Andrews
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THE KING JAMES BIBLE: Do You Know the King James Version? By Edward D. Andrews
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THE KING JAMES BIBLE Why Have Modern Bible Translations Removed Many Verses That Are In the King James Version? by Edward D. Andrews
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HISTORY OF ENGLISH VERSIONS OF THE BIBLE by Edward D. Andrews
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THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS: The Early Christian Writings of Church Leaders Who Followed Soon After the Apostles of Jesus Christ by J. B. Lightfoot
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THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS: The Early Christian Writings of Churchmen Who Wrote about Christianity in the Late First and Early Second Centuries by Kirsopp
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085DT65NN

THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS: Who Wrote the Book of Hebrews? by Edward D. Andrews
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PAUL AND LUKE ON TRIAL: Dating Events Between 33 and 49 A.D. by Edward D. Andrews
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BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS I AM: Two Views on Translating John 8:58 by Edward D. Andrews
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JESUS CHRIST: The Great Teacher by Edward D. Andrews
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THE TEACHER THE APOSTLE PAUL: What Made the Apostle Paul's Teaching, Preaching, Evangelism, and Apologetics Outstanding Effective?
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CONVERSATIONAL EVANGELISM, [Second Edition] by Edward D. Andrews
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THE EVANGELISM HANDBOOK: How All Christians Can Effectively Share God's Word in Their Community, [SECOND EDITION], by Edward D. Andrews
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HOW RELIABLE ARE THE GOSPELS? by F. David Farnell
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IS THE QURAN THE WORD OF GOD?: Is Islam the One True Faith?
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THE GUIDE TO ANSWERING ISLAM: What Every Christian Needs to Know About Islam and the Rise of Radical Islam
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MOSAIC AUTHORSHIP CONTROVERSY: Who Really Wrote the First Five Books of the Bible?
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