A History Of The Textual Criticism Of The New Testament

by Marvin Richardson Vincent

A History Of The Textual Criticism Of The New Testament by Marvin Vincent. Originally published in 1899.

222 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 1889

Reviews

[Drew Correll · Rating 2 out of 5]

Academically sound and researched well.

For me, this book was very hard to follow. Vincent is a great scholar. However this book being written in the late 1800s is really hard for “modern scholarship” and “contemporary research.” I know for sure that this was as best as it could have been at that time, but for 21st century research, it is harder to compare this in contemporary research which 120+ years of research and manuscript discovery. I know that this book is revered but to me this was a really hard read to get through.

[Anthony Lyons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting and Intelligent

Marvin Vincent gave us a brilliant review of the history of the textual criticism of the New Testament presenting competing theories fairly and frankly. Scholars are presented with praise and candid explanations of their academic and procedural shortcomings. As I continue my research, I will keep this book of Vincent's close at hand for reference and elucidation.

Anthony Lyons of Dodge City

[Frederick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recommend this for students of the history of the transmission of the Bible and the profound changes that occurred in how scholars viewed the Bible due to the influence of The Enlightenment and the doctrines of German Theology and Rationalism. I do not believe Burgon is treated fairly in this book but on other things the author seems to be fairly balanced. Still, the author is a product of post-Enlightenment Textual Criticism “science” and cannot but help to claim knowledge of things for which it is possible to know anything for certain. The modernists denial of the hand of God in not only the creation of but the preservation of the Bible text is one of their most profound intellectual weaknesses while the belief in the doctrine of the divine preservation of the Scriptures is beyond the grasp of their muddied and muddled minds.