SummaryWe have over 5500 Greek manuscripts of the New Testament. These manuscripts were written in various places and in different time periods. How do we know what the words in our Bible should be? This question is solved by the field of textual criticism.

OutlineWhat is textual criticism?

What is a textual variant?

Three textual variants every Christian should know about.

Closing thoughts

ResourcesNET Bible

YouTube Video: Nestle Aland Critical Edition of the Greek New Testament

Debate: Bart Ehrman vs Daniel Wallace: Can We Trust the Text of the New Testament?

Bart Ehrman quote

MusicMusic by MichaelKobrin from Pixabay (Intro/Outro)

Music by JuliusH from Pixabay (A Bear in the Woods)