Many people believe the New Testament is corrupted and therefore unreliable - but is this true? Biblical scholar Dr. Daniel Wallace explores the reliability of the gospels. | South Dakota State University, 2018 | Explore more at https://www.veritas.org.

Dr. Daniel Wallace is Senior Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts.

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:06:52 Dr. Daniel Wallace
00:12:18 How badly was the NT corrupted?
00:19:43 Two attitudes to avoid
00:23:45 4 Questions to answer
00:28:17 What is a textual variant?
00:35:33 An Embarrassment of Riches
00:40:02 Center for the Study of NT Manuscripts
00:46:44 New Testament compared to average classical work
00:56:01 Has the Bible been translated so often that we don't know what it originally said?
00:57:54 What kinds of textual variations are there?
01:08:47 What theological beliefs depend on textually suspect passages?
01:11:33 Has the essence of the Christian faith been corrupted by the scribes?
01:13:33 Conclusion
01:14:03 Q&A with Dr. James Murphy