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Textual criticism

The study of the textual history and criticism of the Bible, including manuscript lineages and carbon dating

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Jan 14, 2026
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How do historians evaluate the Gospels by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?

Historians treat Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as ancient, theologically driven biographies whose value for reconstructing the historical Jesus depends on methodical parsing of authorship, date, sourc...

Feb 7, 2026

How have translation methods and doctrinal priorities shaped the KJV and the Ethiopian Bible over time?

Translation choices and doctrinal priorities steered the toward a standardized, Protestant English text rooted in Hebrew and Greek source traditions, while the n Bible’s long Geʽez transmission preser...