Textual Criticism Books

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The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 946 ratings — published 1964
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Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 341 ratings — published 1993
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Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 3.93 — 20,374 ratings — published 2005
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Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.48 — 196 ratings — published
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A Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible: Its History, Methods and Results A Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible: Its History, Methods and Results (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.21 — 90 ratings — published 2006
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The Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bible The Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.07 — 294 ratings — published 1999
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The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust the Modern Translations? The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust the Modern Translations? (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.36 — 932 ratings — published 1995
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New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 3.89 — 263 ratings — published 1994
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Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.46 — 642 ratings — published
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Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.55 — 843 ratings — published 2012
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A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament (UBS4) A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament (UBS4)
by (shelved 8 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.37 — 157 ratings — published 1971
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The Ecclesiastical Text: Text Criticism, Biblical Authority & the Popular Mind The Ecclesiastical Text: Text Criticism, Biblical Authority & the Popular Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 3.87 — 63 ratings — published 1997
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Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 105 ratings — published 1993
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Revisiting the Corruption of the New Testament: Manuscript, Patristic, and Apocryphal Evidence (Text and Canon of the New Testament) Revisiting the Corruption of the New Testament: Manuscript, Patristic, and Apocryphal Evidence (Text and Canon of the New Testament)
by (shelved 7 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.29 — 59 ratings — published 2011
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Studies in the Theory and Method of New Testament Textual Criticism (STUDIES AND DOCUMENTS) Studies in the Theory and Method of New Testament Textual Criticism (STUDIES AND DOCUMENTS)
by (shelved 7 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 25 ratings — published 1993
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Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 129 ratings — published
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Can We Trust the Gospels? Can We Trust the Gospels? (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,934 ratings — published 2018
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The King James Version Defended The King James Version Defended (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 3.77 — 65 ratings — published 1997
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The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.38 — 453 ratings — published 2013
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The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,956 ratings — published 1943
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Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 3.98 — 11,082 ratings — published 2009
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The Text of the New Testament In Contemporary Research: Essays on the Status Quaestionis The Text of the New Testament In Contemporary Research: Essays on the Status Quaestionis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.38 — 21 ratings — published 1995
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Perspectives on the Ending of Mark: Four Views Perspectives on the Ending of Mark: Four Views (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 3.93 — 90 ratings — published 2008
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An Introduction to the Greek New Testament, Produced at Tyndale House, Cambridge An Introduction to the Greek New Testament, Produced at Tyndale House, Cambridge (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 153 ratings — published
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Misquoting Truth: A Guide to the Fallacies of Bart Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus" Misquoting Truth: A Guide to the Fallacies of Bart Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus" (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 3.46 — 271 ratings — published 2007
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Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,190 ratings — published 2002
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Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,786 ratings — published 2011
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Invitation to the Septuagint Invitation to the Septuagint (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.12 — 147 ratings — published 2000
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Fundamentals of New Testament Textual Criticism Fundamentals of New Testament Textual Criticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.02 — 43 ratings — published 2015
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God's Library: The Archaeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts God's Library: The Archaeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.20 — 80 ratings — published 2018
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Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,219 ratings — published 2006
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The Bible with Sources Revealed The Bible with Sources Revealed (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.37 — 314 ratings — published 2003
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Who Wrote the Bible? Who Wrote the Bible? (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.12 — 6,403 ratings — published 1987
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The Canon of Scripture The Canon of Scripture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,045 ratings — published 1988
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An Introduction to the New Testament Manuscripts and their Texts An Introduction to the New Testament Manuscripts and their Texts (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.21 — 33 ratings — published 2008
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Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible: Revised and Expanded Fourth Edition Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible: Revised and Expanded Fourth Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.50 — 12 ratings — published
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Scripture Alone: Exploring the Bible's Accuracy, Authority and Authenticity Scripture Alone: Exploring the Bible's Accuracy, Authority and Authenticity (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.21 — 650 ratings — published 2004
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A New Approach to Textual Criticism: An Introduction to the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method A New Approach to Textual Criticism: An Introduction to the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.22 — 36 ratings — published
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The King James Version Debate: A Plea for Realism The King James Version Debate: A Plea for Realism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.07 — 326 ratings — published 1978
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Books and Readers in the Early Church: A History of Early Christian Texts Books and Readers in the Early Church: A History of Early Christian Texts (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.29 — 56 ratings — published 1995
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How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.01 — 97 ratings — published 2004
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What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.35 — 975 ratings — published 2013
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How We Got the New Testament: Text, Transmission, Translation (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology) How We Got the New Testament: Text, Transmission, Translation (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.21 — 63 ratings — published 2013
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The Historical Reliability of the Gospels The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.20 — 669 ratings — published 1987
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Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,401 ratings — published 2003
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A Brief History of Old Testament Criticism: From Benedict Spinoza to Brevard Childs A Brief History of Old Testament Criticism: From Benedict Spinoza to Brevard Childs (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as textual-criticism)
avg rating 3.90 — 132 ratings — published 2012
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Bart D. Ehrman
“On the latter point, it was sometimes noted that Christians gathered together under the cloak of darkness, calling one another "brother" and "sister" and greeting one another with kisses; they were said to worship their god by eating the flesh and drinking the blood of the Son of God. What was one to make of such practices? If you can imagine the worst, you won't be far off. Pagan opponents claimed that Christians engaged in ritual incest (sexual acts with brothers and sisters), infanticide (killing the Son), and cannibalism (eating his flesh and drinking his blood). These charges may seem incredible today, but in a society that respected decency and openness, they were widely ac­cepted. Christians were perceived as a nefarious lot.”
Bart D. Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

Richard Elliott Friedman
“Every biblical story reflects something that mattered to its author. Whenever we figure out what it was and why it mattered, we move a step closer to knowing who wrote a part of the Bible.”
Richard Elliott Friedman, Who Wrote the Bible?

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