Can We Know the Exact Words of Scripture?

Evangelical Christians often identify their supreme authority as the ‘original text’ of the Bible. But haven’t the originals been lost? Isn’t it problematic to adhere to a non-existent authority? And how are we to decide which text to follow when manuscripts disagree? What are we to do when a New Testament quotation seems to differ radically from the Old Testament text it is quoting? This lecture will argue the classic evangelical understanding of Scripture is robust today and is able to deal with the data of the manuscripts.