jhill1346

Sorry if this is repetitive, though I performed the prerequisite scan of the first two pages; yet I don't see a search function, but didn't look hard.

Anyway, has anyone read: "The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture (or via: amazon.co.uk)" by Ehrman? How was it?

Any other suggestions for non-introductory works? Metzger?

Thanks!

Toto

You can sample pages on Amazon or google books. It is not strictly about errancy.

What have you read so far, and what are you interested in?

jhill1346

so far I've read some basic textual criticism: uncial, minuscules, papyri, parchments, etc. Specific ones (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus...) and families and how they're used in addition to the various errors of transmission.

I'd be interested in a work that covers the specifics of many (all would be a bit much) of particularly the papyri, since most variations, as I've read, occurred early on, pre-Constantine.

hmm, I'll probably check out "The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture," any further recommendations?
thanks

wavy_wonder1

I don't know of any books specifically devoted to this. Errors become evident enough as you read and study biblical scholarship...they find and discuss them all the time in the course of their historical research.

Ehrman's Orthodox Corruption is not so much about 'error' as it is about its subtitle. I wouldn't know what to suggest. Hector Avalos maybe?


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Sea

I've read that one. A lot of it is about corruptions in manuscripts to support orthodox theology, but not necessarily manuscripts which form the basis of major Bible translations. In other words, many of the corruptions he talks about won't be in anyone's Bible.

It does say a lot about how copyists [mis]handled sacred text to suit an agenda.