Biblical Textual Criticism

Is the Masoretic Text truly the original Old Testament? Mainstream consensus says yes, but evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls proves otherwise. Far from a pristine original, the MT is a late tradition marked by deliberate theological redaction. In contrast, the Apostles relied on the much older Greek Septuagint. Read on to discover how recovering this ancient textual stream fundamentally reshapes our understanding of the Bible.