10: New Testament Textual Criticism

Last time we surveyed five hundred years of New Testament textual criticism.  Today we address the process by which these scholars have done and continue to do their work.  We’ll see how they weigh internal and external evidence.  We’ll cover reasoned eclecticism (Bruce Metzger), the refined documentary approach (Philip Comfort), and the computer-driven coherence based genealogical method (Gerd Mink).  Lastly, we’ll see what resources you can access to find out the inside scoop on what’s going on with a particular NT verse.