Kristen Davis of Houston Baptist University joins us to discuss Old Testament scholarship's 200+ year attempt to "Erase Moses " as the primary author and editor of the first five books of the Bible. We will discuss the JEDP (Documentary Hypothesis), Julius Wellhausen, and how JEDP still influences Old Testament scholarship.
Original airdate: August 25, 2019
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The Old Testament Text: Preservation ...
On the next two episodes of Digging for Truth, we will be exploring questions about the origins and preservation of the text of the OT. To help guide us, we have Dr. Peter Gentry from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary joining us from Louisville, KY. Dr. Gentry is an expert on the Hebrew a...
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The Old Testament Text: Preservation ...
Was the text of the Old Testament in chaos and disorder before the second century AD? Dr. Peter Gentry joins us again to talk about the transmission and preservation of the OT text. Topics include: repetition, resignification, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Masada Psalm scroll, the Septuagint, and Cod...
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Can We Trust the New Testament Manusc...
Dr. Craig Evans of Houston Baptist University is our guest. We will be discussing the reliability of NT manuscripts.Topics include: the longevity of the New Testament autographs, the matrix of evidence, and the significance of variants.
Original airdate: October 7, 2018