Turns out our medieval ancestors were right about them...

For me, ideally, one would know the greco roman literature inside out before judging. But it's an incredible task to accomplish. That's why i say "ideally". Having said that, i wouldn't be surprised at all that, just by the use of logic, one could find important compromising flows to the theory of borrowing from Homer. I often have been thinking that i would love to be able to compare the whole bible with any writings that has ever been produced in the same times of its production, just to see how revolutionary or not, how original or not the biblical stories are. I think i need a brain transplant for that

What I dont understand is why change a phrase like "Blessed is the man that" to "Oh, the joys of those who". Is "blessed" really a hard word to understand? Unless maybe the manuscripts they used said something closer to that. Another one that kind of annoyed me was Isaiah 44:18. The NKJV says "They do not know nor understand", while the NLT says "Such stupidity and ignorance!". Is that change really necessary to understand the meaning? Again, maybe the manuscripts they used actually said that. It would be nice to be able to make sure. Is there any way I could check these things online?

@ 10:00 The first 44 leaves that Tischendorf retrieved and gave to his benefactor are still white. How is it then that the others are brownish?

Very interesting.thank you for taking the time to do this. I cross reference the ESV and several other translations during my study with the NLT. I am so thankful that we have so many options to reference. I may have to get me a NET full notes version soon as I suspect I will find it fascinating to see why word and phrase choices were made. I would enjoy hearing your analysis of the BSB some day.

Sinaiticus has a lot of missing text because of eye skip. Accidental mistakes.

Fantastic presentation. Thank you very much. I have been reading the NLT for the last year and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I will definitely be sharing your video with others.

Has anyone published a biographical essay about Lattimore's conversion? If so, please post a comment.

What would we do without commenting like this , just got to find something negative to say about something that most people are really enjoying!!!

There are many books in this world and many schools of thought. In school I was taught many subjects and at the time we said The Lords Prayer and read a verse from the Bible; which is not done today. To me the bible is mankind's history going from something good to all that is bad. I don't think we should add to God's Word. I think Adam did. Genesis 2 :15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, (("neither shall ye touch it",))) lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Thanks be unto Christ for what He did for mankind. John : 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. Joh 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Jesus Is Equal with God Joh 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. The Authority of the Son Joh 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. Joh 5:20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. Joh 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. Joh 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: Philippians 2: 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Colossians 1:15-20 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. The Rider on a White Horse Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Rev 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. Ephesians 3: 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: 7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Hebrews : 1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Galatians 3: 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

1 Corinthians 11:3-10 - King James Version 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

"Almah" is not best understood as ' virgin' nor is it appropriate to the original context. "Betulah" is ' virgin' in Hebrew and would have been in the text if that was what was originally meant

I've only found about two typos in my beloved 1971 RSV. Though I was pretty shocked to find the use of the English word "stuff" to describe the possessions of the people.

Text Critic J Neville Birdsall and no fan of the received text said “We cannot be certain of the exact date nor the place of origin of codex Vaticanus nor in spite of scholarly efforts can its history before the 15th century be traced.”

Tischendorf claimed that the monks were going to use it for kindling. Vellum does not burn, is smolders and is unsuited for kindling. He was clearly lying about how he found the MS.

I did not know that so much was known about the translators of the King James. I vaguely recall that my religious studies/NT professor in undergraduate mentioned brief biographical sketches of the 50 translators, but that it was nothing more than just their names; and that they were Church of England.

1000 photographic negatives !

It always a pleasure to learn Bible history with you professor. Thank you for the great work you’re doing ❤

Enumerating the steps to make vellum helps drive home the amount of work involved. Good job.

Better and safe translation of the Bible were produced by committees, instead by a singular translator only, to avoid the forceful, tendentious, and prejudicial translation!

Found your channel thru the NT Textual Criticism group in Facebook and enjoying the content, keep it up! 👍👍

From listening to Prof Dan Wallace's brief intro to text criticism I learned that there are seems to only be two major NT issues - the longer ending of Mark and John Chapter 8. To a lesser extent, 1 John 5:7-9, the number of the beast being "616", and Jesus' instruction to his disciples for prayer "and fasting" when driving out the pesky demons. The number of "textual variants" that he mentions is surprising - 300-400 thousand; and sometimes he even quotes 1.5million. But reassuringly, he mentions that 99% of the variants are in categories which do not make any difference. With the brief year and half of Biblical Greek which I took in seminary twenty years ago, I kinda understand. Love your encouragement to do one's homework on these important topics.

Superb video filled with lots of good details! Appreciate the work you did here :)

Fun video. The 1899 DR reads surprisingly well and has limited notes.

Here is something I'd like to understand better: chapter 9 of the book of Daniel. The 70 weeks prophecy. Does it apply to Jesus? I'm interested because in the dead sea scrolls, the book of Daniel is found (although apparently the chapter nine is the only one missing!)

Looking at the profile of Tischendorf and the other manuscripts hunters it's obvious that these people are knowledgeable beyond imagination in many fields, which makes me wonder: what moved them to do the things they did in their lives? Is it really God behind them all? Or there's another thread? I mean only a very few people in the world can get to achieve those academic results, and yet it is essential that those results are achieved to have a better understanding of the scriptures for us all. So what compelled such men to undergo such intense studies ? A genuine interest for God or something else? What would our understanding of the scriptures be without the work of these men?

This is a great idea of a topic to choose, really interesting and fascinating

Mike Rowe has an superb video on parchment-making - kzbin.info/www/bejne/baeuiKZ4lNKgiJI

Catching up after not viewing due to personal problems. Love the musick!

I really loved that this was a non-doctrinal explanation. So many times, today, people's biases tend to ruin these videos for me. I'm sure you have your own deeper thoughts though. I do not know Hebrew and might be able to eke out the alphabet in Greek, and badly pronounce a few words, but have a tremendous desire to grow. Are you open to personal questions? Maybe I missed a few things, but little details can do a world of good to those that are more comfortable with firsthand details. Have you ever been in it's presence? Do the pages seem to be exacting in size? Do the margins look like stops were used. Are there notes between lines or in margins? The story of monks burning pages has always bothered me, especially of a book so professionally built. Do the pages appear to be form cut to size, or knife cut? I doubt they had scissors such as in the video. Who know? The account of the woman caught in adultery also seemed rather odd, because it said Jesus was writing in the dust of the temple floor, and I imagine that was pretty clean. Bringing a woman caught in adultery into the temple seems rather odd too.

Thank you for this fantastic episode diving in the artifact of the Codex Sinaiticus. I had vaguely know that it was written in MAJUSCULES (that is upper case); and without spaces or punctuation marks. I have become unconfused about the term "Uncial" (which means the same as Majuscules). I recall 1John 5:7-9 is another passage which is highly controversial for the KJV-Onlyist people - is 1John 5:7-9 in Sinaiticus?

Bart Ehrman is a serious NT text scholar, but completely hostile to notion that the original NT text is recoverable/knowable. I am completely surprised that the Jehovah Witness are partial to the ASV.

It seems to me that people who wish for a "literal" or "word-for-word" translation sometimes think words in one language can simply be mapped into words of another language. Anyone who speaks more than one language knows that this is not how language works.

Wow ! Koinonia farms was the seed for Habitat for Humanity. I also noticed that Jimmy Carter wrote the introduction to the Cotton Patch Gospel. Mr. Carter is just about to turn 100.

Great video, very insightful and informative. As someone who has recently been deep down the translation rabbit hole, I came to the same conclusion as your verdict. My congregation uses NKJV so that’s what I carry to services (and have no problem understanding) but for my daily devotional reading, I love the NLT, especially with the Filament app. However, on the same shelf I have a CSB and a NASB95 (plus the NKJV) for deeper, more literal cross-referencing.

Great overview! I love reading these quirky, loose versions alongside proper translations. Have you ever read through the New English Bible, or the Revised English Bible (which is basically the NEB's NLT)? The REB is interesting in itself, but the NEB is a fascinating read in my opinion, and I particularly appreciate its take on the Psalms.

"The story of Codex Sinaiticus: • Codex Sinaiticus: A journey in Biblic... " - I was watching this video. I think this how KZbin got me onto your channel.

The Book. A History of the Bible by De Hamel - I bought my copy from the Stanford University bookstore in 2001 ! I love the music ! Basics of Biblical Greek by Bill Mounce is so thin, it must be an early edition. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics by Wallace !

Wow. I have a "YOUNG READERS BIBLE" RSV - it's my favorite Bible that I picked up at the SPCA Thrift Shop in Davis California in 1992 when I was a new believer. I only vaguely new that it was a 1971 version and slightly different from the original 1952 and 1946 versions. I wonder where else the two revisions differ.

More please ! What content is in the Codex? What are the many surprises?

The NLT sometimes gets a bad rap. I can understand why some people don't like it. When you dig in to study it doesn't perform as well as some of the more word for word translations. I have a bunch of Bibles for someone that isn't a KZbin Bible channel guy. But most of them stay on the shelf unless I want them for a specific reason (study Bibles and translations I don't use all that often). Sitting next to me right now are the NKJV- we use that in church so it is basically my go to choice. The ESV because as an older man I have enrolled in Bible college and that's what they're using. And the NLT because if I'm not studying and just reading it is fantastic. It reads like a novel and filament makes it great if something strikes me and I want to go a little deeper.

This channel is a hidden gem. Thank you for these videos!

May I ask who was financing his travels and purchases?

As a Catholic I find it EXTREMELY fascinating how elusive and diverse the English translation of the Bible is; before I converted I was really keen on using the Geneva Bible since “the pilgrims used it” and then as a Catholic I become obsessed with the ‘New Jerusalem Bible’ and it’s successor the RNJB. In my biased opinion I think the RSVCE and RNJB are at the top of (Catholic) Biblical scholarship, with the NRSVCE as a close second but it’s downright inaccessible to get an American printed version (all CE versions of the NRSV are almost exclusively made cheap in China, so this makes me prefer the RSVCE-by Oxford)

Wow, the monks did not appreciate / did not know what they had in their libraries. Reminds you of that incident in 2 Kings 22 where the custodians discovered the book of the law.

Sticking with the Original KJV. But the Messianic Jewish faith is interesting and the alignment with the Evangelical seemsimportant. I myself am a nondenominational protestant Christian!

Wonderful Video - I Enjoyed Every Bit Of This Video Sir!!!!!!! It Was Very Interesting & Informative Very Clear And Precise Indeed.😊.. I Look Forward To The Next Video!!!❤❤❤

I'm interested in the preservation and transmission of biblical texts and came across your channel - glad I did. Looks like I'll have to start at the beginning of them all. Thanks for the time and effort you put into these.