Misquoting Jesus : the story behind who changed the Bible and why

Misquoting Jesus : the story behind who changed the Bible and why / Bart D. Ehrman.

When Biblical scholar Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages, he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. For almost 1500 years these manuscripts were hand copied by scribes who w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ehrman, Bart D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperSanFrancisco, c2005.
Subjects:
Bible. > N.T. > Criticism, Textual.
Bible. > N.T. > Criticism, Textual > History.
Bible. > N.T. > Manuscripts.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The beginnings of Christian scripture
  • The copyists of the early Christian writings
  • Texts of the New Testament : editions, manuscripts, and differences
  • The quest for origins : methods and discoveries
  • Originals that matter
  • Theologically motivated alterations of the text
  • The social worlds of the text
  • Conclusion : changing scripture : scribes, authors, and readers.

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