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Famine in the Land

May 05, 2010

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A Short KJV Detour (Part 3)

This is a continuation of our evaluation of the arguments used to support the King James Only position: ARGUMENT 4 Statement: The age of a manuscript does not determine its value. The oldest manuscripts survived only because they were faulty and did not wear out through use. Response: It is true that the value of a manuscript is not determined by its age. A late manuscript could be a copy of a very ancient one, whereas an older manuscript might be a copy of one not much removed from it in time. All things being equal, however, the oldest manuscripts are closer in time to the autographs. The shorter time interval implies fewer copies and fewer chances for error. This is a principle of all literary textual criticism, not just textual criticism of the Greek New Testament. Also, the assertion that the oldest manuscripts survived only because they were faulty is disproved by the scribal corrections evident on these manuscripts. Logic demands that faulty manuscripts would have been

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