Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa (Post 1377959)

Were not telling you. ;)

Originally Posted by OnTheFritz (Post 1377983)

Think of all the people that have gone to hell because of this. What? None?

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta (Post 1377940)

There are no textual variants in the Greek text of Mt. 28:19.

For me, it has nothing to do with theology. It is a problem for textual critics. Or, it is not a theological issue it is a textual criticism issue.

Frankly, one is as interesting as the other. At least for Greek geeks like myself. :)

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta (Post 1378020)

It will be interesting and helpful for early NT manuscripts of any language to be discovered.

Originally Posted by votivesoul (Post 1377947)

This reminds me of the "God Particle" that everyone believed existed for decades, but no one could prove (i.e. there was no physical evidence available at the time,, just very strong hints that it HAD to be real). And yet no one was thought the less of for believing it existed.

It may be that evidence for the variant reading of Matthew 28:19 will surface some day. I mean, who expected the Dead Sea Scrolls to show up in '48? So, should a person be thought less of for believing it exists even without the proof, even though strong hints are present that it HAS to be real?