Biblical text

Study Materials

Mark 1:41 – Why the NIV is Wrong by James Snapp, Jr. There is an interesting textual variant in this verse and some translations, like the NIV, choose the minority reading. This article argues for the majority reading. Textual criticism is a crucial field when it comes to determining the biblical text in light of the fact that we do not have the original manuscripts. For further reading on textual variants, see the section below.
Biblical Leprosy: Shedding Light on the Disease that Shuns by Dr. Alan L. Gillen. A narrow perspective on what ‘leprosy’ means in the bible that ignores ‘leprosy’ of houses and clothes!
What Was Leprosy in the Bible? from Christianity.com. A very poor, but often repeated, view of leprosy that totally ignores the fact that Hansen’s disease is not biblical leprosy.
Famous lepers of the Bible by Patricia Kasten.

In India, a Renewed Fight Against Leprosy by Apoorva Mandavilli (local copy here)
Why leprosy has resurfaced in India by Annu Anand (local copy here)
Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants by Paul Bran and Philip Yancey (currently unavailable on Amazon and Flipkart. Local copy here. But please purchase it when it’s available.)

What is a textual variant? by Luke Wayne
3 Textual Variants Every Christian Should Know About by Alisa Childers
Textual Variants: It’s the Nature, Not the Number, That Matters by Tim Barnett
The Transmission of Scripture by Deepak Babu. A series of short articles that describe how different textual variants can arise and how biblical scholars choose between variants.