Lost In Transmission?
What We Can Know About the Words of Jesus
- Apologetics
- Publisher: W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2009
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Publisher's Description
Bart Ehrman, in his New York Times bestseller, Misquoting Jesus, claims that the New Testament cannot wholly be trusted. Cutting and probing with the tools of text criticism, Ehrman suggests that many of its episodes are nothing but legend, fabricated by those who copied or collated its pages in the intervening centuries. The result is confusion and doubt. Can we truly trust what the New Testament says? Now, Wheaton College scholar Nicholas Perrin takes on Ehrman and others who claim that the text of the New Testament has been corrupted beyond recognition. Perrin, in an approachable, compelling style, gives us a layman's guide to textual criticism so that readers can understand the subtleties of Ehrman's critiques, and provides firm evidence to suggest that the New Testament can, indeed, be trusted.
Endorsements (4)
“As the pastor of a church that draws many spiritual seekers and new believers, I am always chagrined when a book like Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus becomes a best seller. Perrin sets the record straight and lays a solid foundation for faith in the Jesus of Scripture. I’ll be buying extra copies of Lost in Transmission? for my friends.”
“the philosophical and historical foundations of the quest for the real Jesus. Anyone reading this volume beside Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus or Lost Christianities should quickly recognize which author is prone to exaggeration and generalization and which is not. This is a great book for anyone with honest doubts or questions concerning the evidence for the historical Jesus.”
“This is an outstanding book. It is a beautifully written combination of personal stories from Nick Perrin’s own life, a careful and respectful presentation of critical views of Jesus and the New Testament—especially those of Bart Ehrman, a powerful and compelling refutation of those views, and a clear and joyful celebration of the trustworthiness of the biblical text and the gospel of Christ. There is no doubt in my mind that this is one of the finest defenses of true biblical Christianity to be published in many years. I know of only a few books that communicate our Christian faith in a way that will be immediately accessible to non-Christians; this is certainly one of them. I know several unbelieving friends, as well as many struggling Christian believers, to whom I want to give this book as soon as possible. Read it; reread it; buy more copies; give them away.”
“Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. In this volume Nick Perrin provides an intelligent, engaging, and vigorous response to recent and longstanding claims that the teachings of Jesus have been lost in ancient history. All those interested in the substance of these increasingly common assertions will profit from this book and may also gain a better understanding concerning the nature of the Bible.”
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