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[Chuck Schneider]

Could anyone recommend some useful reading on the topic of the debate about the pros/cons of using either Textus Receptus versus the Nestle-Aland?

I attended a brief introductory course on studying Greek and the instructor brought up this subject as controversial and he even seemed to imply some kind of conspiracy.

I understand that this website is not the place to discuss the topic, but I would really appreciate hearing about any books or websites that might help me to better understand the discussion.

[Steve Lo Vullo]

Dan Wallace has some good articles on textual criticism at bible.org. He does deal with this topic in some of them.

[JonathanHuber]

This subject and several recommended resources are discussed in this thread. http://www.accordanc...?showtopic=6620

[Chuck Schneider]

Thank you very much!

I'm off and reading.

[Matthew Burgess]

In addition to the books and articles mentioned in the previous thread, I would highly recommend Robert F. Hull's recent book, The Story of the New Testament Text: Movers, Materials, Motives, Methods, and Models. It describes the history of New Testament textual criticism in detail, but it's much less technical--and subsequently much more readable--than other standard introductions such as Aland and Aland and Metzger and Ehrman. It also includes a brief glossary of key terms and some helpful tables. Even if you haven't had much experience with Greek, you should still be able to get a lot out of this book.