Category Archives: Textual Variants

Debate: Is the New Testament Reliable?

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Ken Temple

There is lot I want to say about this debate – it is very good and instructive on what happens when you don’t properly expose someone to the textual variants and history of the NT transmission of the text, and … Continue reading →

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Intro to Textual Variants, TR Onlyism, KJV Onlyism

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Ken Temple

“TR” = “the Textus Receptus” – the Greek printed text behind the King James Version (1611) of the Bible, that developed through several editions that began with Erasmus (1516) collection of ONLY about 7 Greek manuscripts available to him at … Continue reading →

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Analyzing Bart Ehrman’s “The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture”, by Dan Wallace

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Ken Temple

  Dan Wallace’s book, “Revisiting the Corruption of the New Testament” 

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Great discussion on Inerrancy

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Ken Temple

In the first approximately 51 minutes and the last phone call, Dr. White has a great discussion on the doctrine of the Inerrancy of Scripture including the discussions between Peter Williams and Bart Ehrman and then Michael Licona and Richard … Continue reading →

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A “fundamentalist spirit / attitude”

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Ken Temple

What is wrong with a “fundamentalist spirit/attitude” that cannot discern nuances in disagreements on secondary and tertiary issues in other Christians? Dr. White discusses an upcoming possible debate (sometime in 2020) with Sam Shamoun over 2 issues: 1. Limited Atonement … Continue reading →

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Bart Ehrman: “The Doctrine of the Trinity is not based on one verse”. Muslim: “It’s not?!!”

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Ken Temple

A Muslim interviews Dr. Bart Ehrman.  The Muslim guy is shocked to learn from Bart Ehrman that the doctrine of the Trinity is not based on just one verse.   Ehrman says, “the doctrine of the Trinity is not based … Continue reading →

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Reliability of the New Testament Text

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Ken Temple

Originally posted on Apologetics and Agape:
Dr. James White teaches on the reliability of the New Testament Text.

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Response to Ijaz Ahmad on textual variants issues and claims

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Ken Temple

Dr. James White did an excellent job of refuting a Muslim named Ijaz Ahmad; his claims about John 20:28 and 9:38. Even Paul Williams, another Muslim, wrote:  “James White demolishes textual corruption claims by Ijaz”   On John 9:38, this … Continue reading →

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Response to Bart Ehrman’s “Misquoting Jesus”

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Ken Temple

see also Dr. James White’s debate with Dr. Bart Ehrman about the same issues:

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Free (NT) vs. Controlled (Qur’an) Transmission of the Text

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Ken Temple
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