>Yes, I too would like to see documentation for this reconstruction
>claim, specifically the 4 gospels, the ONLY supposedly factual record
>of their dead Jew's life. A list by verse identifying the quoting
>father, the document quoted in, and the DATE of the document. There is
>NO WAY the Wholly Babble believers can reconstruct the 4 gospels from
>documents dated before their superstition became a state propaganda
>tool in the early 300s! I seriously believe that if the deluded knew
>how much their belief in a magical book depended upon trust in the
>veracity of their ignorant and documented liar "fathers", they could
>not make inerrancy claims with a straight face and clear conscience.
>
>>Walter Nusbaum:
>>>"Besides textual evidence derived from New Test. Greek manuscripts and=
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>>>early versions, the textual critic has available the numerous =
scriptural=20
>>>quotations included in the commentaries, sermons, and other treatises
>>written by=20
>>>early Church Fathers. Indeed, SO EXTENSIVE ARE THESE CITATIONS that =
if all=20
>>>other sources for our knowledge of the text of the New Testament were
>>destroyed,=20
>>>they would be sufficient alone for the reconstruction of practically =
the
>>ENTIRE=20
>>>New Testament." =20
>>> ["The Text of the New Testament", Oxford Press, 1992. p.86)
>>
>>TILL
>>I have already responded to this, but I think another comment is in =
order.
>>Would-be apologists quote this reconstruction claim from Metzger and =
other
>>writers, but I seriously doubt if it could be done. I have done some
>>reading in the church fathers, and I admit that I haven't read nearly =
all of
>>their writings, but from what I have seen, I doubt if the NT could be
>>reconstructed from these writings. I would like to challenge Walt or =
some
>>other inerrantist to prove that it can be done by doing it.