Many critics of the Bible say that we cannot know what was said because we do not have the originals. This is a false claim because we can get back to the originals by restoring what was there through the art and science of textual criticism. A restored text is the same as what the original said, even though it is not on the same original papyrus.


Starting with the basics, Edward D. Andrews guides you through New Testament textual criticism. Starting with the threat to the authority and authenticity of the New Testament text (Bible critics), The Text of the New Testament leads you through each aspect of textual studies to prepare you for studying the Bible as a student of the textual history. Even more importantly, Andrews presents arguments to defend the Bible's authority and accuracy against the latest onslaught of atheist and agnostic scholarship undermining the Bible as divinely inspired, inerrant and irrefutable.


Andrews gives the reader how the NT books were made, how secretaries of antiquity carried out their work, how we can get back to the original. He also covers the work of the early Christian copyists, the book writing process, scribal tendencies, paleography (dating manuscripts), sources of NT textual criticism, how to count textual variants, the printed text the arrival of the critical text, and the practice of textual criticism. This second edition of THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT is completely revised and expanded with insightful information. Andrews enables the reader to defend himself or herself against those who wish to cast doubt on the trustworthiness of our Greek New Testament text, as well as our literal translations.