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Advanced Apologetics · Lesson 2 · 22 min

NT manuscript transmission deep dive

Walk the NT manuscript record — variant types, P52, early dating, the Editio Critica Maior, and what it actually shows about the text.

Reading path

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  1. Read

    New Testament manuscript transmission — what the textual critics actually do

    Manuscript types, the early papyri, the great codices, four variant categories, three worked examples (Mark 1:41, pericope adulterae, Comma Johanneum).

  2. Read

    Why we trust the Bible

    The Core Apologetics positive case for biblical reliability.

  3. Read

    Did Muhammad confirm the Bible available in his time?

    The Qurʼānic side of the conversation about scripture's reliability.

Practice

Try the conversation in a safe place before you have it for real.

Practice scenario

Did Muhammad confirm the Bible? — with a dawah speaker

Practice the manuscript-evidence response in conversation.

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