Metzger is a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and Bible editor who served on the board of the American Bible Society and United Bible Societies. He was a scholar of Greek, New Testament, and New Testament textual criticism, and wrote prolifically on these subjects. Metzger is one of the most influential New Testament scholars of the 20th century.
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5,300 New Testament Greek manuscripts survive today. No two manuscripts agree - Bruce Metzger
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Church growth led to demand for New Testament; mass copying preferred over accuracy - Bruce Metzger
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RSV (Revised Standard Version) is most accurate New Testament Bible available today - Bruce Metzger
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Earliest Bible manuscripts are most reliable. Later manuscripts are elaborated and longer - Bruce Metzger
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In Luke 11:2, the 'Lords Prayer' was probably elongated by later Scribes - Bruce Metzger
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Church was slow to translate the Christian Bible into different languages - Bruce Metzger
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King James Version (KJV) Bible was rejected by Christians when it first appeared - Bruce Metzger
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In 1700's, John Wesley issued a KJV Bible with 1,200 textual changes - Bruce Metzger
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Since 1952, 26 different English translations of the Christian Bible been produced - Bruce Metzger
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In Revelation 3:20, KJV used 'any man'. RSV Bible is gender-neutral with 'anyone' - Bruce Metzger
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On Luke 17:34, KJV translators added 'Men'. Earliest Greek Bible manuscripts have no 'Men' - Bruce Metzger
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On Mark 16:9-20, RSV Bible places the 12 'longer ending' verses in a footnote - Bruce Metzger
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