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March 14, 2026TC A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism0 citations

Text and Tradition: The Role of New Testament Manuscripts in Early Christian Studies. Lecture One: Text and Interpretation: The Exegetical Significance of the ‘Original’ Text, The Kenneth W. Clark Lectures, Duke Divinity School, 1997

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BEBart D. Ehrman

Key Points

  • The aim is to analyze how text-critical issues influence the understanding of the New Testament.
  • Examining three textual problems: Mk 1:41, Lk 22:43-44, Heb 2:9
  • Discussing how variant readings affect authors' portrayals of Jesus
  • Analyzing the implications of textual accuracy on whole books
  • Establishing clear differences in Jesus' portrayal based on variant readings
  • Demonstrating that textual resolutions impact theological interpretations
  • Concluding that understanding the original text is vital for proper exegesis

Abstract

Abstract The resolution of text-critical problems is important not only for textual critics but for interpreters of the biblical text as well. Ehrman examines three well-known textual problems (Mk 1:41; Lk 22:43–44; Heb 2:9) and asks how the variant readings affect the portrait of Jesus painted by the respective authors. Establishing what the authors actually wrote, he concludes, can have a profound impact on the meaning of entire books and their portrayal of Jesus.

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Bart D. Ehrman (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4fbd5b39f7826a300c514https://doi.org/10.15699/tc.5.2000.01
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