Stephen Young
I am a 22-year IT professional who has recently discovered a keen interest for biblical languages, textual criticism, and how those two work together to inform solid exegesis. I currently attend Shepherds Theological Seminary in Cary, NC, pursuing a M.A. degree in biblical language studies. I aspire to change careers one day and teach language at the high school or university level.
Address: Apex, North Carolina, United States
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Many have put forth effective responses to the more troubling of Ehrman’s assertions. This paper is not intended to be another complete response to Ehrman. Rather, it will look specifically at the question of textual corruption in the body of extant New Testament manuscripts and whether inerrancy can, in any way, apply to them. Is inerrancy necessarily a lost cause due to the lack of the original manuscripts or does Ehrman’s “all-or-nothing” approach present a false dilemma? The answer will be demonstrably that, given the materials and methods of textual criticism, the biblical text that has been reproduced is itself largely inerrant.
Many in the council are livid at Paul, bent on seeing him dead, and it appears at first that this story may end with just that. But God has plans to get Paul to Rome, and when it seems likely that Paul will never leave Jerusalem alive, a heated dispute arises among the factions within the council and an improbable escape materializes. Paul will get to his destination, the Lord assures him in 23:11. This passage sets in motion the circumstances that will carry Paul forward from Jerusalem through the next several years to Rome.
This paper analyzes the discourse features in the Greek text to see how Luke develops the events in the passage and how they work coherently towards the purpose described above.
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Many have put forth effective responses to the more troubling of Ehrman’s assertions. This paper is not intended to be another complete response to Ehrman. Rather, it will look specifically at the question of textual corruption in the body of extant New Testament manuscripts and whether inerrancy can, in any way, apply to them. Is inerrancy necessarily a lost cause due to the lack of the original manuscripts or does Ehrman’s “all-or-nothing” approach present a false dilemma? The answer will be demonstrably that, given the materials and methods of textual criticism, the biblical text that has been reproduced is itself largely inerrant.
Many in the council are livid at Paul, bent on seeing him dead, and it appears at first that this story may end with just that. But God has plans to get Paul to Rome, and when it seems likely that Paul will never leave Jerusalem alive, a heated dispute arises among the factions within the council and an improbable escape materializes. Paul will get to his destination, the Lord assures him in 23:11. This passage sets in motion the circumstances that will carry Paul forward from Jerusalem through the next several years to Rome.
This paper analyzes the discourse features in the Greek text to see how Luke develops the events in the passage and how they work coherently towards the purpose described above.