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
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- 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
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- S37 Uncials: Codex Bezae
- Unit 5a Quiz
- S38 Minuscules
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- S49 Byzantine Family
- Unit 5b Quiz
- Midterm Exam
- Unit 6 The History of the Text’s Transmission
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- 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
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