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What is textual criticism?

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11.2. What is textual criticism?
Textual criticism is the careful study of existing copies of a document, with the intention of establishing the text of the original document. It is also known as lower criticism. Textual criticism of the Bible involves the study of various copies, manuscripts, translations and quotations of the Old and New Testament text.

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Introduction to Biblical Languages

An introduction to the original languages of the Bible by Dr. Franklin Jabini, giving theology students access to Scripture in its original Hebrew and Greek. The work provides foundational tools for studying the Bible in its source languages.

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