Podcast appearances and mentions of Peter J Gurry

How did we get the Bible? How many variants of the early manuscripts are there? Can we trust our biblical texts? Joining me today is New Testament scholar Dr. Peter Gurry and Old Testament scholar Dr. John Meade to discuss the trustworthiness of Scripture and how we can have confidence in our biblical text. READ: Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible, by John D. Meade and Peter J. Gurry (https://amz.run/68IN) READ: A Rebel's Manifesto, by Sean McDowell (https://amzn.to/3u8s2Oz) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [SMDCERTDISC] for $100 off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: @sean_mcdowell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org

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Greg explains why embracing pro-gay theology is a serious warning sign, offers a tactical approach for answering a question about whether one can be a gay Christian, then answers questions about the most important apologetics topics, non-believers taking communion, what we've earned vs. God's blessings, and more.   Topics: Commentary: The number one indicator of apostasy in the church (00:00) A tactical approach for answering a question about whether one can be a gay Christian. (16:00) What apologetics topics do you think are the most important to introduce to a group of men whom I'll have the opportunity to teach for two hours? (29:00) Comments from a caller on sola Scriptura (35:00) What should we do in a situation where a non-believer is taking communion? (43:00) What's the relationship between what we've earned and God's blessings, and does our work affect God's blessings? (52:00) Mentioned on the Show:  Five Things to Look for in a Christian College by Greg Koukl Andy Stanley's Unconditional Conference: Deep Dive Response – Sean McDowell's interview of Alan Shlemon Never Read a Bible Verse by Greg Koukl STR U Online Training Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible by John D. Meade and Peter J. Gurry

What is Textual Criticism and why do we need it? Can we trust our Bibles or have they been changed so many times that the validity is lost? Is the Bible without error or full of errors? Dr. Peter Gurry PHD is a Biblical Scholar and Textual Critic. He is a professor at Phoenix Seminary and the Co-Director of the Text and Canon Institute. He is also an author and a regular contributor to the Evangelical Textual Criticism Blog. For more on Dr. Peter Gurry: https://textandcanon.org/ https://ps.edu/ http://evangelicaltextualcriticism.blogspot.com/ See Dr. Gurry's published works for sale on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Peter-J.-Gurry/e/B074Q1D497 Referenced in the talk is Dr. Daniel Wallace PHD as well as the Center for The Study of New Testament Manuscripts. For more on both: Dr. Wallace's published works for sale on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-B-Wallace/e/B0034PF2J2 The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts: https://www.csntm.org/ The book that Dave Bigler references, ("New Testament Papyri Facsimiles P45, P46, P47" - that Dr. Gurry helped photograph) is available for purchase on the CSNTM website: https://www.csntm.org/products/ Apostle Talk is produced by Iron Sheep Ministries Inc. For more information or to make a donation to help their work continue visit: https://ironsheep.org/

For millennia, Christians around the world have embraced the Bible to be the inspired, authoritative word of God given to his people for their salvation and spiritual nourishment. But where did we get this book that we hold in our hands? What do we know about the original manuscripts? How was the text passed along from generation to generation? And who even decided which books should be in the Bible? In the interview today, two Bible scholars who've spent years thinking, writing, and presenting on these important issues, John Mead and Peter Gury, provide insight into these questions. To hear more from David Gibson, check out their book Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible Read the full transcript of this episode. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show! Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

Who chose which books should be considered Scripture when it came to the New Testament? Was it a church council, early church fathers, the apostles? Who is responsible for deciding that the New Testament should consist of the twenty-seven books that we find in our Bibles? This question of canonicity is important for us as Christians to understand and to be able to explain to those who are skeptical about the New Testament. In this episode we are going to talk about the criteria for books to be consider canon and how the canon of the New Testament developed in the first few centuries of Christianity. Do we have the right books in the New Testament? What about the Gnostic Gospels, other early Christian writings, and even epistles of associates of the Apostles that are not included? Why were these excluded and why were the twenty-seven books in our Bibles included? Books mentioned in this episode: Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism edited by Elijah Hixson and Peter J. Gurry https://amzn.to/3h017vx Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1ScpZNFou4QP1UY7qnBzg Make sure to join our Insiders Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christculturecoffeeinsiders/

How do we know what should and should not be included in our Bibles? As Christians, we need to be aware of important textual variants in the Bible, and we need to know what we believe about them. There are three major textual variants that most likely were not a part of the original New Testament manuscripts: Mark 16:9-20, John 7:53-8:11, and 1 John 5:7-8 (in the KJV). This may come as a shock, but do not be alarmed! In this episode we will walk you through the arguments and the textual evidence for these three passages not being original. Additionally, we will look at one textual variant that scholars are undecided on whether or not it is original. After looking into these textual variants, we will assess how important they are for Christian faith and practice, and if they deeply effect any doctrines of Christianity. Our hope is that this episode will be an encouragement to you and that your confidence in Biblical transmission and translation will grow. Also, our goal is to equip you to be able to talk with critics of Christianity about Scripture and how we know that we have what the originals said. Books mentioned in this episode: Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism edited by Elijah Hixson and Peter J. Gurry https://amzn.to/3h017vx Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1ScpZNFou4QP1UY7qnBzg Make sure to join our Insiders Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christculturecoffeeinsiders/

How can we know what the original New Testament documents said? We do not have the original autographs of the New Testament authors. This has caused many to claim that we cannot know what they originally wrote and that the New Testament has been lost through many translations and transmissions. However, the science of textual criticism has much to say about how confident we can be in our modern New Testament containing what was originally written. In this episode we go through the manuscript evidence, the textual variants within the manuscripts, and the percentage of accuracy that we have for the New Testament. The evidence for our modern New Testament being accurate with the original is overwhelming and as a Christian, I am sure it will strengthen your confidence in Scripture. Just because the New Testament has been accurately transmitted, does not necessarily mean that what it says is true, that’s a different argument. However, we can be confident that we have what was originally written with 99% accuracy. Books mentioned in this episode: Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism edited by Elijah Hixson and Peter J. Gurry https://amzn.to/3h017vx Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1ScpZNFou4QP1UY7qnBzg Make sure to join our Insiders Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christculturecoffeeinsiders/

Peter J. Gurry, a PhD candidate in New Testament at the University of Cambridge, describes how the Coherence Based Genealogical Method (CBGM) is used to relate texts of the New Testament and determine their starting point.