"Has God Indeed Said?" - Biblical Blueprints

Contents:
1 – The Challenge to the Biblical Text: "Has God Indeed Said?" .. 1
Introduction.................................................................................1
The Egyptian Texts Are Corrupt ...............................................1
The Two Primary Egyptian Texts .............................................4
Humanistic versus Biblical Presuppositions.............................6
2 – God Has Indeed Spoken: Proper Use of Textual Criticism........ 8
1. Every Word Preserved ..........................................................8
2. Accountable to Every Word ...............................................10
3. Protective Providence..........................................................11
4. Faithful Transmission..........................................................11
5. Suspect Grammar ................................................................14
6. No Guessing Allowed .........................................................17
7. Suspect Singular Witnesses ................................................17
8. The Issue of Numbers .........................................................17
9. Isolation of Errant Texts .....................................................20
10. Number, Weight, and Age ................................................20
11. Caution with Internal Evidence Assumptions .................22
Conclusion: What Authority Guides Us?................................23
3 – An Examination of the Alexandrian Texts.................................. 28
Why Should We Listen to Egypt? ...........................................28
The Proper Attitude Toward the Text .....................................30
The Necessity of Proficiency ...................................................31
Who Had Access to the Autographs?......................................32
Can Alexandrian Manuscripts be Trusted?.............................33
Conclusion ................................................................................35