Scientific Biblical Studies - Current Articles
The Life Foundations
Nexus
THE FAILURE OF TRADITIONAL
BIBLICAL TEXTUAL CRITICISM
Traditional
Biblical Textual Criticism made one
big mistake. It said, “WE CANNOT
KNOW THE PRECISE WORD OF GOD.”
As soon as it made that statement, EVERYTHING THAT WOULD FOLLOW WAS
AUTOMATICALLY INVALIDATED.
Why did MOST, not all, traditional
Biblical Textual Critics content themselves with AN APPROXIMATE WORD OF
GOD? There are only three possible
answers:
Whether or not God has provided his word
in precise form is a matter of science for those who have studied the
matter. APPARENTLY, MOST TRADITIONAL,
BIBLICAL TEXTUAL CRITICS HAD NOT STUDIED THE MATTER OR HAD NOT STUDIED
THE MATTER SUFFICIENTLY. THIS
MEANS THAT THEY WERE NOT PREPARED TO DO THE WORK OF BIBLICAL TEXTUAL
CRITICISM!
Well, not everyone has the knowledge and
skills required to accomplish this task.
This is explained by the combination of
the explanations already provided.