The identity of the New Testament text

by Wilbur N. Pickering

The identity of the New Testament text This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0840751133
• ISBN13: 9780840751133
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: T. Nelson
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Traditional Text supported

This is a great book. In discussions i find myself mentioning Pickerings cone of distritution. The cone is both pictograhic and mathematical in explaing how a manuscript is distributed. It really points out the preposterousness of the critical text being the original. Despite pickerings great analysis of the traditional text he has a statistical section that helps us understand how the tradtional text is distributed and created. Pickering is a linguist so he approaches the discussion from a competant and realistic view of he traditional text. i liked the book and refer to it often in my discussions regarding textual support for the traditional text.

Excellent research

Dr. Pickering has done a wonderful job with accurately smashing the Wescott and Hort Theory. The world of modern translations is built on sand. Any student who is serious about looking into the textual issue must look into this book. He believes in the preservation of God's word and yet he does not go into the theology of his belief rather this book is like the evidence that such a faith can be substantiated in a very real way.

The Best Defense of the Majority Text

W. Pickering gives a logical defense of the Majority text. His argument for the superiority of the Majority text is professionally laid out and is technical enough to satisfy any accademic readers. Pickering, having taught textual criticism on the seminary level, is well qualified to write such a technical book.