Manuscript Evidence

by Dr. Thomas Holland

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Lesson 1: The Biblical Foundation for the Preservation of God's Word

In this lesson Dr. Holland establishes the Bible as the starting point for this class. In fact, this lesson shows the importance of basing our faith on God's Word alone.

Lesson 2: Presenting Some Basics

This lesson lays a basic foundation for understanding textual criticism.

Lesson 3: Listing Some Differences

This lesson shows some differences between the King James Bible and modern translations.

Lesson 4: Early Heresies and the Alexandrian and Western Line

This lesson traces heresies in the early church as well as the development of the Greek text that underlies the NIV and other modern perversions of the Bible.

Lesson 5 - The Traditional Text Line

This lesson traces the development of the Greek text that underlies the KJV.

Lesson 6: German, Spanish, and Early English Versions

This lesson discusses German, Spanish, and early English versions of the Bible based on the Textus Receptus.

Lesson 7: The Authorized Version

This lesson discusses the history behind the King James Version, as well as comparisons between it and the New King James Version.

Lesson 8: The Hebrew Masoretic Text and Greek Septuagint:

This lesson discusses the origin of the Hebrew Masoretic text and the Greek Septuagint, including comparisons between the Septuagint and the KJV.

Lesson 9: The Dead Sea Scrolls:

In this lesson Dr. Holland discusses the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls in relation to the King James Bible.

Lesson 10: Textual Considerations

In this lesson Dr. Holland discusses the significance of how the actual text was translated. He gives quite a few examples verses from different versions.

Lesson 11: Translational Considerations

In this lesson Dr. Holland discusses some different translations in various languages in relation to the King James Bible.

Lesson Twelve: Deliberating the Arguments

In this concluding lesson Dr. Holland discusses more on how to know which Bible is the true words of God. He points out many more philosophies and errors of D. A. Carson, Bruce Metzger, and James White.

ADVANCED MS CLASS

Lesson One: Questions Answered

In this lesson Dr. Holland answers many of the questions brought up by a site that listed a number of them for the KJV only folk to answer.

Lesson Two: I John- A Brief Commentary

In this lesson Dr. Holland goes through the book of first John. He points out heresies in John's time as well as today.

How To Sign Up

The advanced manuscript evidence class is for those with prior knowledge of manuscript evidence and the Bible issue in general. The first class is not mandatory to take in order to take the advanced.

If you would like to participate in either class, click on Dr. Holland's e-mail address, which is logos1611@aol.com, if your browser supports mailto links. Send Dr. Holland a note telling him that you would like to participate in the class. Classes are now being given on a six month cycle. So, depending on when you sign up it could be some time till the next cycle will roll around. Doc has plans to decrease the cycle time down to a short time so the wait in the future should not be long.

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