Errors in the Bible? (Frank Turek vs Bart Ehrman)

At SMU Dr. Frank Turek was asked, “How do we account for the errors of the scribes in the New Testament since these documents were handed down from one person to the next and what if these errors are not simple and interfere with the teachings of the scriptures?"

In his answer, he misunderstood or misrepresented the work of Dr Bart Ehrman, so I thought it would be best to set the record straight.

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Errors in the Bible?

Ehrman vs Wallace - Can We Trust the Text of the NT?

Bart Ehrman Vs Jonathan Sheffield | Have Christian Churches Had the Wrong New Testament?

Thanks to Lois Edwards and Viced Rhino.

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[MK-Ultra]

So I went to the bank today to cash a 100, 000$ cheque from Mr. Frank Turek to me. The clerk immediately said that it wasn't Mr. Turek's signature, and I explained that I copied his signature, which is much better than having the original. For some reason, she wanted to call the police. Guess she doesn't understand logic

[jdrudeify]

The disconnect between churches saying the Bible is the inerrant word of God and then finding out there are these kinds of mistakes or intentional additions to the texts of the Bible was a huge reason I started down a path of non-belief.

[capitalistraven]

Alternative title: Misquoting "Misquoting Jesus"

[wachyfanning]

"When you say something wrong to a lay person, they don't know any better. You can sell a lot of books..."
The self awareness I swear Turek

[guthrie_the_wizard]

Apologists are so intellectually dishonest. I see them as like lawyers. Lawyers are not defenders of truth, they are defenders of their client’s interests. Same with apologists, except swap in “faith” for “client.”

Calling out their dishonesty, steel-manning it, and then capturing it for all to see. Great work!

[douglasgorden]

The most amazing statement in the video came from the mouth of Dr. Bart Ehrman, "Is the New Testament reliable? There's no way to know."

If I have something, something important such as a medication or perhaps a document stating how to protect my soul from eternal torture, and I have no way to know if it is reliable, then I must treat it as though it is unreliable and discard it in favor of something where the reliability and efficacy is known.

[LucasKane]

I am getting spoiled today. First a Viced Rhino video and now a Paulogia video. Nice.

[bgbbft]

"The mistakes in the Bible won't affect Christian Doctrine" isn't an endorsement of the Bible, Frank. It's an indictment on Christians.

It's like saying "Pointing out factual errors won't affect Q-Anon Doctrine"

[foppishdilletaunt]

By not watching this Paulogia vid I more thoroughly watched it, thereby influencing the engagement algorithm 100 fold.

[pansepot]

I love these “synthetic” debates. I can only imagine the amount of work they take, even if superficially it may not seem so given that’s mostly other people talking and not Paul. Thanks!

[chrisose]

"How many stories were added before the earliest manuscripts?" All of them.

[Phoenix]

Every day that passes, I become more convinced that most apologists are often intentionally dishonest, rather than simply mistaken. And Paul, you can take some of the credit for that.

[tonydarcy]

Nice work Paul ! Funny how Turek accuses Ehrman of wanting to make money from books, whilst Frank himself is a professional Christian ! Ehrman was a Christian for years before his studies led him away from actually believing the stuff !

[heiyuall]

Has any apologist at this level ever owned a pair of pants that weren’t on fire?

[waterblonk]

I’m still waiting for a debate between Ehrman and Turek.
I fancy a good cathartic bloodbath sometimes:)

[MrShigura]

By not listening to Turek, you can actually listen to Turek better.

[skeptischism]

How Turek says half the shit he does with a straight face is beyond me.

[catsmeow]

“By not preserving the original, you are actually able to preserve the original better.” 🤷🤷🤷🤷

[huffpappy]

I have read several of Bart Ehrman's books, and listened/watched many of his lectures, and one thing that is clear to me is that he is intellectually honest to a fault. TI can not say the same thing about Frank Turek or William Lane Craig. The hallmark of Christian apologetics is bending or ignoring reality to make the words of the bible seem true.

[DaveCM]

But, I was always taught that the Bible is perfect and without error. I was told that God would not allow man to make mistakes in writing, translating, copying, etc...the Bible