This companion to the Greek New Testament discusses textual variations based on the critical apparatus. It contains a thorough explanation of each textual decision that appears in UBS4.
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For our Spanish Speaking Friends:
Hay edición en español publicada por las Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas, titulada «Un comentario textual al Nuevo Testamento griego». ISBN 978-3-438-06014-3. Si no la encuentra aquí busque en otra parte.
The First Step in Biblical Interpretation:
This text is clear and concise. Metzger has been the preeminent voice in New Testament textual criticism for decades, yet gives a balanced view of the evidence for each variant. His passing leaves a void is the discipline. The text is necessarily brief, and this adds to it's accessibility and appeal. It is indispensable to any serious student of God's Word, because it contains so much information which other commentaries in recent generations have neglected and to which previous generation lacked access. It... more info
What a deception!:
I bought this book from Amazon with great expectations. However, considering that: 1. It is a second "revised" edition. 2. It is, so to speak directly, about the incompetence of some New Testament copyists throughout two millemnia. I can not help but state that it is a shame the noticeable THIRTY THREE PAGES MISSING! Actually, it makes for 5% of the book "maimed", since it stops at page 192 e suddenly continues from page 225. I think it appropriate to say that there is no sign of the pages being afterwards... more info
Textual criticism:
A very readable commentary on the variant readings of the New Testament, written by a famous scholar.
