Misquoting Jesus : The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

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Cover Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Beginnings of Christian Scripture Judaism as a Religion of the Book Christianity as a Religion of the Book Early Christian Letters Early Gospels Early Acts of the Apostles Christian Apocalypses Church Orders Christian Apologies Christian Martyrologies Antiheretical Tractates Early Christian Commentaries The Formation of the Christian Canon The Beginnings of a Christian Canon The Role of Christian Liturgy in the Formation of the Canon The Role of Marcion in the Formation of the Canon The "Orthodox" Canon after Marcion The Readers of Christian Writings Public Reading in Christian Antiquity 2. The Copyists of the Early Christian Writings Copying in the Greco-Roman World Copying in Early Christian Circles Problems with Copying Early Christian Texts Changes of the Text Complications in Knowing the "Original Text" Examples of the Problems Reconstructing the Texts of the New Testament The Woman Taken in Adultery The Last Twelve Verses of Mark Conclusion 3. Texts of the New Testament Professional Christian Scribes The Latin Vulgate The First Printed Edition of the Greek New Testament The First Published Edition of the Greek New Testament Mill's Apparatus of the Greek New Testament The Controversy Created by Mill's Apparatus Our Current Situation Kinds of Changes in Our Manuscripts Accidental Changes Intentional Changes Conclusion 4. The Quest for Origins Richard Simon Richard Bentley Johann Albrecht Bengel Johann J. Wettstein Karl Lachmann Lobegott Friedrich Constantine von Tischendorf Brooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort 5. Originals that Matter Modern Methods of Textual Criticism External Evidence Internal Evidence Mark and an Angry Jesus Luke and an Imperturbable Jesus Hebrews and a Forsaken Jesus Conclusion 6. Theologically Motivated Alterations of the Text The Theological Context of the Transmission of the Texts Antiadoptionistic Alterations of the Text Early Christian Adoptionists Antiadoptionist Changes of the Text Antidocetic Alterations of the Text Early Christian Docetists Antidocetic Changes of the Text Antiseparationist Alterations of the Text Early Christian Separationists Antiseparationist Changes of the Text Conclusion 7. The Social Worlds of the Text Women and the Texts of Scripture Women in the Early Church Textual Alterations Involving Women Jews aAnd the Texts of Scripture Jews and Christians in Conflict Anti-JewishAlterations of the Text Pagans and the Texts of Scripture Pagan Opposition to Christianity Apologetic Alterations of the Text Conclusion. Changing Scripture Notes Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Conclusion Index