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Originally Posted by awareness
...And even more, it's likely none of the manuscripts are correct. We don't know, and prolly never will, unless we discover the autograph originals, that's not probable in the least.
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Here's what Bushnell says about the original text in
God's Word to Women, Lesson 1, Paragraph 3:
"3. The assumption that the text needs amending, to any great extent, is very erroneous. A candid acceptance of the testimony as to its history proves that the original text has been preserved in manuscripts with scarcely an important change. It is known that the Scribes wrote out their copy with immense care, as to the Hebrew Old Testament. They copied even supposed errors, calling attention to seeming irregularities by slight marks, but not venturing to correct. They have left records to show that when copying they counted each consonant and vowel-letter in each line, and kept records of the same, in order to verify their finished work. Superstition alone was enough to cause the Jews to preserve their Scripture text inviolable, they prized the letter beyond the spirit of the Word. The Apostle Paul speaks indirect testimony of their faithful preservation of the Hebrew text, since had it been otherwise, the Jews would have been less in favour with God, Romans 3:1-2. Jesus Christ strongly denounced the misinterpretation of the Scriptures by the “traditions” of the Jews, Mark 7:9-13, etc., but He never accused the Jews of corrupting the text of their Scriptures."
Nell