Metzger covers all bases in this volume

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	• The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (4th Edition) Bruce M. Metzger, Bart D. Ehrman Oxford University Press, USA, 2005 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 25 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Metzger covers all bases in this volume

This is the quintessential book on NT textual criticism. Metzger covers virtually every issue regarding how the New Testament came into being in this volume. His scholarship is thorough and detailed, his writing is easy to read and his passion for the subject matter is obvious. In addition to describing the process of tranmission fully, this book serves as an incredible reference tool for the papyrii, manuscripts (both individual and families), codices, textual variants, etc. Metzger even includes a section on the application of textual criticism with several example passages. A must-read for any serious NT student. Highly recommended.

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Excellent Introduction!

I have just started studying textual criticism and this book does an excellent job of introducing the reader to the art and science of textual criticism.

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I have not had time to read this text in its entirety; hence, a review is not in order at this time. However, let me state that the authors are established authorities in the field and thus a first-class interpretation of the subject is in hand. I am most impressed with their style of writing. This volume can be of great value to the amateur as well as the scholar.
--Frank Gulley, Professor of Church History Emeritus, Vanderbilt University.

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Before anything else....

This is THE standard introduction to the science and art of biblical criticism. For decades now, required reading in many if not most Christian seminaries. The textlinks">4th edition is co-authored with Bart Ehrman and is an excellent update on the state of the art. Before anything else, this book should be read with the intent of understanding the issues involved in studying the New Testament text. There is a tremendous variety of versions of nearly every piece of text in the New Testament. If you want to study the New Testament seriously (and by extension, the Old Testament and Hebrew Bible) this book will introduce you to what you need to know before you can have any confidence in deciding what any piece of text "really" said originally.

Hal Molitor

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This thoroughly revised edition of Bruce M. Metzger's classic work is the most up-to-date manual available for the textual criticism of the New Testament. The Text of the New Testament, Fourth Edition, has been invigorated by the addition of Bart D. Ehrman--author of numerous best-selling books on the New Testament--as a coauthor. This revision brings the discussion of such important matters as the early Greek manuscripts and methods of textual criticism up to date, integrating recent research findings and approaches into the body of the text (as opposed to previous revisions, which compiled new material and notes into appendices). The authors also examine new areas of interest, including the use of computers in the collection and evaluation of manuscript evidence and the effects that social and ideological influences had upon the work of scribes. The standard text for courses in biblical studies and the history of Christianity since its first publication in 1964, The Text of the New Testament is poised to become a definitive resource for a whole new generation of students.

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