TY - BOOK AU - Anderson,Amy AU - Widder,Wendy AU - Mangum,Douglas TI - Textual Criticism of the Bible T2 - Lexham Methods Series AV - .A545.T498 PY - 2018/// CY - Bellingham, Washington PB - Lexham Press KW - Christian Bible Interpretation KW - Religious Studies N1 - includes bibliography and indexes; Introduction to textual criticism --; An overview of textual criticism --; Introduction to Old Testament textual cricism --; Introduction to New Testament textual criticism --; Textual criticism and the Bible today; 2; Digital and Print sharing - NOT covered: CIU's licenses do not permit copying or sharing of this title in electronic or print format. PLEASE click on the "copyright permission request link" and request for permission to be obtained for digital sharing N2 - In this book, you will be introduced to the world of biblical manuscripts and learn how scholars analyze and evaluate all of that textual data to bring us copies of the Bible in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek that can be used for translating the Bible into modern languages. Textual Criticism of the Bible surveys the field, explains technical terminology, and demonstrates in numerous examples how various textual questions are evaluated. Complicated concepts are clearly explained and illustrated to prepare readers for further study with either more advanced texts on textual criticism or scholarly commentaries with detailed discussions of textual issues. You may not become a textual critic after reading this book, but you will be well prepared to make use of a wide variety of text-critical resources ER -