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Revelation 22:16-22 in the various editions of Erasmus
The last six verses of Revelation 22 have been the topic of criticism (or praise) of Erasmus’ work because apparently Erasmus’ only manuscript of Revelation (GA 2814) was missing the last six verses (see the discussion from Pastor Jeffrey Stivason, here). The usual explanation is that Erasmus, being knowledgeable in Greek, back translated the final six…
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Jeff Riddle and Ephesians 3:9
Jeff Riddle recently posted a lengthy “text note” regarding Ephesians 3:9. My reactions follow. The post is riddled with an even worse radical skepticism than that of Bart Ehrman. Both Ehrman and Riddle oppose the Reformed orthodox position that we can reconstruct the original text from the extant copies. Ehrman, however, at least acknowledges that…