NT281 How We Got the New Testament

• Syllabus
• Introduction
• Unit 1 Preliminary Issues
• S1 What Is the New Testament?
• S2 The Term “New Testament”
• S3 Exploring “Covenant” Using the Topic Guide
• S4 The Scope of the New Testament
• S5 Number of New Testament Books
• S6 Order and Structure of New Testament Books
• S7 Titles of New Testament Books
• S8 The Authority of the Testaments
• S9 Creating a Custom Guide to Study 2 Timothy 3:16
• S10 Road Map for this Course
• Unit 1 Quiz
• Unit 2 Inspiration
• S11 Two Sides to Inspiration
• S12 Flawed Conception of Inspiration
• S13 Coherent Conception: Major Verses
• S14 Coherent Conception: Textual Phenomena
• Unit 2 Quiz
• Unit 3 The Composition of the New Testament Books
• S15 Preview
• S16 Researching Important Dates with the Timeline Tool
• S17 The Language of the New Testament
• S18 Defining “Autograph”
• S19 Producing Documents in a Graeco-Roman World
• S20 Understanding Technical Terms
• S21 Amanuenses
• S22 Use of External Source Material
• S23 Exploring Ancient Texts Relevant to the Text of the New Testament
• S24 Literary Intent and Occasion
• Unit 3 Quiz
• Unit 4 Canonical Recognition of the New Testament Books
• S25 Concept of Canon
• S26 Early Development
• S27 The Impact of Canon on Copying and Transmission
• Unit 4 Quiz
• Unit 5 Manuscripts of the New Testament
• S28 The Copying Enterprise
• S29 The Innovation of the Codex
• S30 Manuscript Types and Discoveries
• S31 Papyri
• S32 Uncials and Sinaiticus
• S33 Using Textual Apparatuses in Logos
• S34 Uncials: Alexandrinus
• S35 Viewing Codex Sinaiticus in Logos
• S36 Uncials: Vaticanus
• S37 Uncials: Codex Bezae
• Unit 5a Quiz
• S38 Minuscules
• S39 Lectionaries
• S40 Quotations from the Fathers
• S41 Searching for New Testament Citations in the Early Church Fathers
• S42 Early Versions of the New Testament
• S43 Archaeological Factors in Dating Manuscripts
• S44 Dating and the Forms of Manuscripts
• S45 Dating and Paleography
• S46 Carbon-14 Dating
• S47 Manuscript Families
• S48 Alexandrian Family
• S49 Byzantine Family
• Unit 5b Quiz
• Midterm Exam
• Unit 6 The History of the Text’s Transmission
• S50 The Early Centuries (1st–4th)
• S51 The Byzantine Era (400–1516)
• S52 The “Received Text” (1516–1633)
• S53 Erasmus’ First Edition (1516)
• S54 Erasmus’ First and Third Editions
• S55 Later Editions of Erasmus’ Text
• S56 The Period of Critical Research (1633–1881)
• S57 Important Scholarly Work
• Unit 6a Quiz
• S58 Westcott and Hort
• S59 Positive Reaction to Westcott and Hort
• S60 Negative Reaction to Westcott and Hort
• S61 H. von Soden’s Text (1913)
• S62 Eberhard Nestle (1898–1963)
• S63 UBS First Edition
• S64 UBS Third Edition and Nestle-Aland Edition
• S65 Modern Majority Text Editions
• S66 SBL Greek New Testament
• S67 Comparing Major Editions of the Greek New Testament
• Unit 6b Quiz
• Unit 7 The Impact of Textual History
• S68 Pre-20th Century
• S69 Evaluating Modern Translations
• S70 The American Standard Version
• S71 The Revised Standard Version
• S72 The New American Standard Bible
• S73 The New International Version
• S74 The New King James Version
• S75 The New Revised Standard Version
• S76 The New English Translation
• S77 The English Standard Version
• Unit 7 Quiz
• Unit 8 Textual Criticism of the New Testament
• S78 Preview of the Process
• S79 Determining Variants
• S80 Gathering Evidence: The Specialist
• S81 Gathering Evidence: The Nonspecialist
• S82 Using Digital Tools for Conducting Text-Critical Research
• S83 Evaluating Evidence: Types of Variants
• S84 Unintentional Variants: Word Division
• S85 Unintentional Variants: Letter Confusion
• S86 Unintentional Variants: Eye Skipping
• S87 Unintentional Variants: Haplography
• S88 Unintentional Variants: Dittography
• S89 Unintentional Variants: Transposition
• S90 Unintentional Variants: Faulty Hearing
• Unit 8a Quiz
• S91 Intentional Variants: Clarifying the Text
• S92 Intentional Variants: Conflation
• S93 Intentional Variants: Harmonization and Smoothing
• S94 Evaluating Variants
• S95 Evaluating Variants: Internal Considerations
• S96 Evaluating Variants: External Considerations
• S97 Evaluating Variants: Logical Considerations
• S98 Investigating the “Johannine Comma” with Various Tools
• S99 Textual Criticism, Inspiration, and Inerrancy
• Unit 8b Quiz
• Unit 9 The “King James Only” Controversy
• S100 Preview of the Issue
• S101 The Merit Argument
• S102 The Providence Argument
• S103 The Satanic Argument
• S104 The Heresy Argument
• S105 A Personal Note
• Unit 9 Quiz
• S106 Course Summary
• Final Exam