How the New Testament Was Copied and Preserved
From On Life & Scripture by Insights into God, salvation, and ourselves
May 4, 2026 · 42 min
About this episode
This episode discusses how the New Testament has been preserved through various manuscripts and the significance of textual variants.
The New Testament has been preserved through thousands of manuscripts containing many textual variants, yet careful comparison shows that these differences are largely insignificant and do not affect the reliability of Scripture. Get full access to On Life & Scripture at www.jeremysarber.com/subscribe
People in this episode
Host: Jeremy Sarber
Topics covered
- manuscripts
- textual variants
- reliability of Scripture
- New Testament preservation
- Christianity
Keywords
- New Testament
- manuscripts
- textual variants
- Scripture reliability
- Christianity
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Organizations: On Life & Scripture
Books & works: New Testament
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