Dr. Michael Peppard

And so most textual fundamentalists, if they go and get a PhD or they go and pursue further study, they often then are exposed to just the vast diversity of biblical manuscripts. And for most people, that kind of undoes that fundamentalist view, right? Because which one? Yeah. Which version are you doing? Which, which Greek, which Hebrew, which...

And so most textual fundamentalists, if they go and get a PhD or they go and pursue further study, they often then are exposed to just the vast diversity of biblical manuscripts. And for most people, that kind of undoes that fundamentalist view, right? Because which one? Yeah. Which version are you doing? Which, which Greek, which Hebrew, which...

how many chapters of Esther, how many chapters of Daniel.

how many chapters of Esther, how many chapters of Daniel.

Well, and Mark is a great example. I don't know if you chose it just because it's your namesake or because it's your favorite gospel or whatever, but... The earliest, that's why. There you go, earliest. Mark is a perfect example. I'm just pulling out my Greek New Testament here to show you.

Well, and Mark is a great example. I don't know if you chose it just because it's your namesake or because it's your favorite gospel or whatever, but... The earliest, that's why. There you go, earliest. Mark is a perfect example. I'm just pulling out my Greek New Testament here to show you.

Perfect example of this issue, because if you go to the end of Mark, you find out that there are multiple endings.

Perfect example of this issue, because if you go to the end of Mark, you find out that there are multiple endings.

So there are different manuscripts preserved. How's your ancient Greek work?

So there are different manuscripts preserved. How's your ancient Greek work?

Well, you're going to learn this year.

Well, you're going to learn this year.

You're going to learn this year.

You're going to learn this year.

Christos Anesti on Easter. You know these things? Yeah. Christos Anesti. So our fourth century manuscripts, which are our oldest manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark, have different endings. And what do you do with that as a textual fundamentalist? Do you say that none of them are right, one of them is right, and the other is wrong? They're both extremely ancient. Yeah. I mean...

Christos Anesti on Easter. You know these things? Yeah. Christos Anesti. So our fourth century manuscripts, which are our oldest manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark, have different endings. And what do you do with that as a textual fundamentalist? Do you say that none of them are right, one of them is right, and the other is wrong? They're both extremely ancient. Yeah. I mean...

You know, some people look at it and say, oh, we only have fourth century manuscripts of first century stories. But any historian who knows what we're talking about is like, this is amazing that we actually have fourth century manuscripts of first century stories. Or, you know, we read Tacitus, Roman historian. We read Cicero. We read all these sorts of texts.

You know, some people look at it and say, oh, we only have fourth century manuscripts of first century stories. But any historian who knows what we're talking about is like, this is amazing that we actually have fourth century manuscripts of first century stories. Or, you know, we read Tacitus, Roman historian. We read Cicero. We read all these sorts of texts.

We're reading Renaissance era manuscripts for most of that. Oh, really? Yeah. And no one thinks about it. Oh, I've never thought about it.

We're reading Renaissance era manuscripts for most of that. Oh, really? Yeah. And no one thinks about it. Oh, I've never thought about it.