What The Layman Should Know About Textual Criticism (6): John 7:53-8:11
Douglas Kuiper defends the textual authenticity and canonical inclusion of John 7:53-8:11 (the account of the woman caught in adultery) through sound textual-critical methodology, demonstrating that Bible readers can confidently regard this passage as God's inspired Word despite notations in some modern versions. The article combines technical discussion of manuscript evidence with pastoral concern that preachers and congregations maintain confidence in the full authority of Scripture.
The practical purpose of this introduction to textual criticism is to show that some Bible versions undermine the inspiration of certain passages of Scripture, and to buttress the conviction of Bible readers that these passages are, in fact, inspired. In the last article we defended the inclusion of Mark 16:9-20 in Scripture. This article will demonstrate that, according to sound methods of textual criticism, the reader may be confident that he or she is reading God's Word in John 7:53-8:11,...
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