Pioneers of the Trade: Famous Text-Critical Scholars
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 8 years ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsTextual criticism would not be possible without the great men and women who blazed the trail in this discipline. This series tells the stories of great men like Bruce Metzger, Constantin von Tischendorf, B.F. Westcott, and F.J.A. Hort. These are stories of faithful commitment, ardent scholarship, and crucial discovery. Without the work of these men, the Bible as we know it today would have a much different shape.
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Episodes
Interview with Dr. Larry Hurtado, Emeritus Professor of New Testament Language, Literature, and Theolgy at the University of Edinburgh
October 29, 2015 17:43 - 11 minutes VideoDr. Larry Hurtado, Emeritus Professor of New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology at the University of Edinburgh, describes the early Christian use of codices, nomina sacra, and the staurogram.
Interview with Dr. Bill Warren, Director of The Center for New Testament Textual Studies
October 27, 2015 18:13 - 17 minutes VideoDr. Bill Warren, Director of The Center for New Testament Textual Studies, elaborated on the current state of textual criticism, especially related to the discovery of new manuscripts. He also shared how his Center for New Testament Textual Studies (CNTTS) is making contributions through their critical apparatus and other projects.
Interview with Dr. Tommy Wasserman, Lecturer in New Testament at Örebro School of Theology
October 20, 2015 19:47 - 16 minutes VideoDr. Tommy Wasserman, Academic Dean and Lecturer in New Testament Örebro School of Theology, describes how textual critics have used the Internet to accomplish their work, his work with the International Greek New Testament Project (IGNTP), and the Editio Critica Maior (ECM).
Interview with Peter J. Gurry, PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge
October 14, 2015 20:01 - 12 minutes VideoPeter J. Gurry, a PhD candidate in New Testament at the University of Cambridge, describes how the Coherence Based Genealogical Method (CBGM) is used to relate texts of the New Testament and determine their starting point.
Interview with Dr. Ekaterini Tsalampouni, Lecturer in New Testament at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
October 06, 2015 20:17 - 14 minutes VideoDr. Ekaterini Tsalampouni, Lecturer in New Testament at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, describes her research on New Testament inscriptions, the Byzantine text, and how the digitization of New Testament manuscripts is revolutionizing the field of New Testament textual criticism.
Interview with Dr. Peter J. Williams, Warden at Tyndale House
April 13, 2015 18:56 - 7 minutes VideoDr. Peter J. Williams, Warden of Tyndale House in Cambridge, describes the role his research institution plays in the work of textual criticism and how the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM) is contributing to the field.
Who Were Westcott and Hort?
April 13, 2015 18:52 - 19 minutes - 698 MB VideoWestcott and Hort revolutionized the way textual criticism is done. The most recognized Greek New Testaments today, the UBS 5th edition and the Nestle-Aland 28th edition, are largely derived from their text-critical methodology. One of their major contributions was the dethronement of the Textus Receptus from its place of primacy as the authoritative Greek New Testament. Westcott and Hort showed that the Byzantine manuscripts, which served as its primary texts, were secondary, late, and infer...
Erasmus and the Textus Receptus
April 13, 2015 18:43 - 6 minutes - 191 MB VideoThe Textus Receptus (TR) is the Greek New Testament text edited by Erasmus of Rotterdam. This edition was the basis for the King James Bible, the Luther Bible, and other Reformation-era translations of the New Testament. In this video, Dr. Daniel B. Wallace from the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM) walks the viewer through the history of the TR.
Herman C. Hoskier: Manuscript Collator Extraordinaire
July 07, 2014 00:52 - 3 minutes - 104 MB VideoIn 1929, Herman C. Hoskier published his complete collation of the book of Revelation. Dr. Daniel B. Wallace introduces the discipline of New Testament manuscript collation by telling this biographical account. New Testament manuscript collation is the notation of every variation between a given text and a standard base text. These noted differences allow scholars to build genealogical reconstructions of the transmission of manuscripts, leading, hopefully, to the original.
In Memoriam: Bruce M. Metzger (1914–2007)
July 07, 2014 00:52 - 6 minutes - 121 MB VideoBruce Metzger was one of the finest minds in New Testament studies in the twentieth century. Dr. Daniel B. Wallace celebrates his passing with a short tribute to Dr. Metzger that includes highlights from Dr. Metzger's career as well as two personal anecdotes from Dr. Wallace's experiences with this scholar's scholar.
Memories of Metzger: On His Heritage and Humility
July 07, 2014 00:51 - 7 minutes - 255 MB VideoA biographical piece about the life and times of one of the greatest New Testament scholars of the 20th century, Bruce Metzger. Rory Crowley discusses Dr. Metzger's tremendous academic pursuits, his unsurpassed character, and his positive impact upon those around him.