About 15 years ago, I was struggling with my faith. Some of the text critical questions were eating at me. In desperation, I reached out via email to Dr. Wallace with some questions. He called me and talked to me for hours. I will always be thankful for his life and mininistry.
Thank you for sharing. I just commented i had a similar area of doubt and this area is misunderstood among Christians I've heard personally on forums. I was in tears of gratefulness listening, as my knowledge is expanding im in awe of His hand in preserving His word.
@@eugenetswong He's the real deal. I asked him, straight up, if he REALLY believed in Jesus. He paused, and I could hear the emotion in his voice as he finally said 'Yes, Jesus is my life'
I love listening to Dr Daniel Wallace. I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I find how we got our Bible incredibly interesting. So grateful for men like Dr Wallace and others who we will know their names.
@@SeanMcDowellThank you for bringing him on the show! I really appreciate how he isn't intimidating. I find that some people are so stubborn that it's hard to trust them.
Listened to Bart several times recently & noticed my faith in the Word was fading by knowledge. Listened to Bart & Dan debate last night & Dan established my concrete determination to dig into the Word again & not be critical but to rely on my faith & trust in what the Lord reveals to me with confidence. Thank you Brother Dan!!!🥰🙏🏻
In the 1611 authorized version, authorized by King James. The total is 66 books. Just as there is today. If you want to start playing that Ezra and Nehemiah were one book at the time. Go ahead and play your game.@@russellmiles2861
I also bring this up to people all the time about the authorized/king James version. It is just a Latinist Bible. It was a work that was built upon by those that already been translating the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into English.
Yes and King James made it a capital offense to publish a bible without the Apocrypha, @@mrwentland1 Still, even the RCC leaves out Enoch that the Ethiopian church includes. The kids would love the rock monster tales.
Thank you Sean for hosting Dr. Dan and thank you Dr. Dan for being interviewed! This topic is beyond fascinating, and it never fails to thrill me how God has preserved his Word, and I am grateful beyond words to those who do research in textual criticism and the discovery and preservation of NT manuscripts.
There are gleaming gems of information throughout this. I love how detail-conscious Dr. Wallace is. It's so cool knowing how deeply and intricately aware God is of the invisible details. It's like God picked just the right human for this task☺️
I just posted today's devotional on my personal page and I was so uneasy because as a new teacher I gave my first message encouraging my audiance to question the authority of the scripture as a Christian. I sited catholic, Mormon, and johova witness perspectives on the Bible compared to protestants. In all honesty I was uneasy knowing a decent chunk of my audiance is Mormon and catholic. While I was editing the video I recieved a push notification. Psalms 31:24 be strong in the Lord. I oublished it... this video released a few hours later 🎉🎉🎉🎉 I was as excited as a kid going to Disney land. THANK YOU BOTH!
I’ve been following Dan Wallace’s work for years. He’s always has some really interesting things to say. He knows his subject well and he knows the Greek New Testament with astonishing detail! Thank you for this interview.
Wow !!! This man is a treasure. He never fails to amaze. Thank you both so much for the interview. I have seen Dr. Wallace so so many times but this is definitely one of the best. God bless you both in the Name above all names.
I have atheist friends that think it’s a weakness to have so many versions. I point out that it’s actually a strength. Dr Wallace is a great rebuttal to Bart Ehrman
Dr Wallace came to Perth Western Australia many years ago, invited by Trinity Theological College. He hadn’t realised he have to travel so far from the Eastern States of Australia to get here 😂 I attended his course and it was amazing. I will always remember what I learnt from him. Thank you Sean and Dr Wallace.
SO GLAD! Someone is getting this mans work known in Christian circles, Because we dont need Bart Erhman steam rolling Christians as if his opinion is the only one out there when it comes to NT texts criticism. 😊
I am not a Christian, much less a sola scriptura evangelical. BUT, it seems clear to me that the secular enemies of Christianity will never cease attacking Christian sources, no matter what. It is a matter of ideology for them, not history. For example, even if someone were to discover, say, THE original manuscript of one of the Gospels, the secular academics would then object that there is no way of knowing if it accurately reflects the life and teaching of Jesus, or if it is just the original piece of propaganda.
Thank you Sean, this has been an area of doubt personally. Great interview. Most fascinating topic. Grateful for Dr Wallace's diligence, outstanding expertise and especially his passion, this interview means so much.
Thank you Sean. Honestly, this was my favorite episode of your channel since subscribing two years ago. Dan Wallace’s summary of the world of textual criticism is so helpful.
Fascinating interview! I love hearing about these manuscripts and that there’s even more to study. I pray all their studies are blessed and that it brings further glory to God. ❤️
Wow I just found this interview fascinating. I loved it! Thank you Sean and thank you Dr Wallace for your dedication and hard work to preserve the scriptures.
Listening to Dr Wallace opened my eyes to the complexities of Biblical textual criticism which opened my eyes to the necessity of using multiple translations of the Bible. He is very interesting to listen to.
I definitely differ from Wallace on the question "how much do these variants affect your faith?" He said not at all. I say, "how can they not?" Doesn't it encourage us to see the attacks on God's word fall flat in the face of the facts? It's a huge encouragement to see how God has preserved His word despite the many attempts to destroy it. Even other religions whose texts we still have can't claim the fantastic history the GNT possesses. It really helps me to trust that I can know what God really said when I read the text of the bible, whether I'm reading in english or in greek.
Terrific show and information! This is so important to counter the misinformation popularized in various movies/books/magazines. Thank you both for your commitment to the truth...accepting all research as it relates to Christ and winnowing it down the kernels of absolute truth and explaining the areas where further research is needed.
First off this guy said that the Niv is the most accurate english translation,so clearly he knows absolutely nothing or he is pushing an agenda. @someone6162
Very impressed by your esteemed for Dan who has given his life to ensuring that what we have in our hands is the living Word of God! Blessings to you both!
Thank you Dr. Wallace and your colleagues as men of learning and faith bringing us these wonderful insights into the history of our Greek New Testament.
If you’re questioning the Bible’s preservation-maybe after hearing a skeptic like Erhman or a God-hater like Hitchens or Dawkins (who has actually mellowed in his old age, interestingly enough), or just questioning it for whatever reason-listen to this man. Wallace is the most trusted scholar in this regard, in my opinion. He puts a lot of apologists to shame because he sticks with the basics-the Scriptures-not science, not philosophy, not biology-the Bible itself. I have changed my apologetic approach since hearing him, knowing that where the Word is spoken, there is power-much more than the power of a man’s arguments.
@@darapdiengdoh2179 Wallace (and many others) have demonstrated that the original reading of the first manuscripts is preserved --that is, when you compare all of the thousands of manuscripts, and find this astounding 99.98% agreement in the entirety of the them (with all major doctrines of Christianity preserved), and when you look at the motive of the writers the motive of the copiers in light of their context (a time of persecution and yet intense devotion to Christ, with heresy quickly dealt with before it consumed the church, as even followers of the apostles and their students were alive in the time of our earliest manuscripts' scribes), and look at the early Christian writings a century or so later by those who knew one or more of the writers or their disciples----(e.g., Clement of Rome (c. 96 AD) quoted from several New Testament books in his letter to the Corinthians, including Romans, 1 Corinthians, and James. Ignatius of Antioch (c. 107 AD) quoted from several New Testament books in his letters, including Matthew, John, Romans, and 1 Corinthians; Justin Martyr (c. 150 AD) referred to the New Testament as "the memoirs of the apostles." This is important because it implies that he recognized that New Testament information came from eyewitnesses of Jesus, not just random stories from unknown people. Irenaeus (c. 180 AD)-the disciple of Polycarp (a disciple of John the Apostle)-listed the four Gospels, Acts, the thirteen letters of Paul, 1 Peter, and 1 John as the authoritative books of the New Testament. He also mentioned other New Testament books in his writings, such as James, 2 Peter, and Jude.)----when you look at all this, you can be confident that we have the original reading, as is found by comparing the texts and using the words that the most ancient and contextually-reliable manuscripts agree on. Is this a scientific experiment? No. You can't prove this in a lab. Faith is involved here. But it's reasonable.
@@darapdiengdoh2179 well of course they don't. They were written on the cheapest paper most likely. And were also probably the first ones thrown away as their usefulness was no longer needed. This would be true of any written material. But if you can see that from the years 250 through 2024 the text has not been meaningfully changed (also see in the history of christian artwork), then you can assume that the closer you get to the source the less and less variants there would be. And if between 250 and 2024 it was preserved than it was even more probable that the first 200 years they were preserved.
It was a privilege to have Dr. Ryrie as an adjunct professor at PCB (commuting from Dallas) and he was the president of our school for a short stint. After his passing, he kindly donated a portion of his collection to our school.
Dr Daniel Wallace, thank you for all you have taught me... even if we have never met... yet. Bless you. ὦ διδάσκαλε Δανιηλ Ὑαλης εὐχαριστῶ σοι τῶν πάντων ἅ ποιεῖς καὶ δὴ και ἐδίδαξάς με, ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐδέποτε συνηντήσαμεν... οὔπω. Εὐλογείτω σε ὁ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς.🙏
I’m fascinated with the idea that perhaps the volcano charred libraries of Pompeii, Herculaneum, or other ancient cities might turn up first century copies of New Testament books.
Get the word out that the scholarships is so interesting and amazing. We need more young people going into textural resurch. Thank you Dr. Dan. I hope to meet you some day.
I heard about Dr. Wallace from Dr. Mike Heiser's Naked Bible Podcast. I am glad I did. I've learned much from both. I find Dr. Wallace fascinating and his work invaluable. I also enjoy the NET Full Notes Bible that he had a hand in. Love the Translation Notes!
about 5 years ago , there was a video on mummy masks, which were dissected and were supposed to have portions of the new testament in them. the only reason I bring it up here is that josh mc dowell was in one of those video's. maybe sean knows about this and can ask his dad about this, and make an updated video about it.
I just been searching for a study bible. I've not actually read in a good while and I feel drawn to the word. I already have 1 study bible, but its not of a comfortable text size for me to read anymore. Because of my searching through reviews here, your video came up in my feed. Extremely interesting!
Maybe Dr. Wallace should have a movie night and show his students The Wizard of Oz. It could be a night if fellowship. He could give extra credit for anyone who comes!
This discussion on variants is interesting but then when i hear my bilingual Brazilian friends say their Portuguese versions of the Bible is not, in their opinion, is not as good as the English version like the NIV or NET.
I served at the US Naval Observatory and held first edition copies of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. I can attest to those rules in handling old documents. The no glives thing was a surprise but made sense.
I am traveling through the first 2 countries to adopt Christianity Armenia 301 AD and Georgia 326 AD and visited several ancient monasteries (One still active and founded in the 4th Century) has Daniel Wallace done any research in these countries?
Is it possible to have Daniel B. Wallace work with Gary Habermas and you in a book? That would be something that I would love to see and read or see if the three of you were together discussing any topic on this.
No essential doctrine has been altered? I have some questions; what about preservation? Have any doctrines been weakened? If so, how much weakening must occur before it is a problem? Thanks!
I'm at 14.00 and it reminds me of the Biblical text scholar (I'll come back to edit his name in!!) you had on before, Sean. He was saying that the Biblical Scholarly world doesn't know how many historical Biblicsl documents there are, because so many of them are discovered by accident e.g. on the backs of other documents in libraries/museums etc., because people haven't been aware of what they were! Edit: Dr Peter Gurry is the man I was thinking of. It's a fascinating subject!
As a Christian we are commanded to open our mouth when an injustice is perpetrated. Proverbs 31:8-9 (BSB) Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. 9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy. Tischendorf stole the Codex Sinaiticus from the Saint Catherine's monastery in the Sinai, it was on loan and the Monks there have a letter that says so, and it should be returned as God has commanded. Saint Catherines has kept many ancient manuscripts and with non-profits contributing to a high tech system to preserve manuscripts at Saint Catherine's, it would be more than safe there.
Concerning what Daniel B Wallace PhD said concerning John 1:1, I recommend he recognize that the two occurrences of “God” (Greek, theos) are grammatically different. In the first occurrence, the word of God is preceded by the Greek definite article, while the article does not appear before the second occurrence. Thus the more correct translation would be: ‘The Word was divine’. I also recommend you read from the book of John 1:18, 4:21-26, 5:19,30, 6:38, 8:17, 18, 28, 10:31, 11:41, 40,42, 12:49, 14:21, 28, 31, 17:1-26, 20:17, see also Matthew 27:46 (Ps 22:1) So far as Revelation 13:18 is concerned; 6 in the Bible indicates human imperfection and 3 means a matter is established thus indicating that all of man’s failed governments are doomed to destruction to be replaced by God’s Kingdom for which we are told to pray at Matthew 6:9,10.
There is a channel on RU-vid ran by a scholar called the Variant Quran. He does the exact same thing as Dr. Wallace. He’s exposed a lot about Islam. Fascinating work.
@heythere6655 Dr. Brubaker doesn't have the access or resources of CSNTM. There needs to be a similar effort from Islam, but it will expose their lies. They don't want that.
I would love to know if there are some reputable Old Testament manuscript scholars? Love Dan Wallace! But from my exposure to him, his emphasis is New Testament, yes?
