HISTORY OF BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS part 2 of Chapter 2 of As It is Translated Corr

HISTORY OF BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS part 2 of Chapter 2 of As It is Translated Correctly by Ogden Kraut.        There are three sources from which we gather information pertaining to the Bible: (1) the manuscripts; (2) the versions of translations; and (3) quotations from early Christian church writers. Most of the early Christian Fathers were writers who lived near the end of the first century and later. The most important of those who quoted the New Testament were Justin Martyr, Tatian, Irenaeus, and Clement of Alexandria–all of whom lived in the second century. In the fourth century we have important writings of Eusebius of Caesarea as well as Jerome. From these men and the many who followed, we have obtained thousands of valuable Biblical manuscripts. However, they were all different because scribes and translators made modifications–either by accident or on purpose –with the intent to help clarify or correct.