Ron Minton

Ron Minton

Role: Conference speaker

Education
College (1975) Grace College - BA (N.T. Greek with honors)
Graduate (1996) SW Missouri State University (studies in Ancient History)

Seminary (1979) Grace Theological Seminary - M.Div. (Theology)
                   (1980) Grace Theological Seminary - Th.M. (O.T. & Hebrew)
Doctoral (1990) Central Baptist Seminary - Th.D. (N.T. & Greek)

Experience
Submarines 1968-1978  (US Navy Active and Reserve)
Chaplain  1978-2007  (US Navy Active and Reserve)
Professor 1984 - 2005
Seminars  1997 - 2013

Websites
Seminars:  www.howwegotthebible.com    www.bibleseminar.com
Ukraine Bible College:  www.ibbc.com
Missions Ministry:  www.ron.minton.name

Ron Minton grew up in Dumas, Texas where he was saved as a teenager in Bible Baptist Church. He dedicated his life to the Lord at age 20 while in the Navy, and has desired to serve him since. Ron has presented scholarly papers at various meetings and has published articles and reviews in periodicals. He is finishing a book on "The Making and Preservation of the Bible." He has served as the graduate dean at Piedmont Baptist College. While teaching Greek at Capital Bible Seminary, he and his wife Nancy answered the call as full-time missionaries to Ukraine. Ron is director of International Baptist Bible College in Ukraine.

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17 - Prepare for the Final Exam
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
by Ron Minton
Series: Textual Criticism
Duration: 3 secs
Lesson 14. Prepare for the final exam.

The final exam is over everything covered in the course, but approximately 50% of the questions will come from the quizzes.

Take final exam.

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16 - Prepare for the Final Exam
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
by Ron Minton
Series: Textual Criticism
Duration: 59 mins 3 secs
Lesson 13. Prepare for the final exam.

Be ready to suggest and discuss Textual Criticism issues.

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15 - Online Textual Criticism List and Text Families
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
by Ron Minton
Series: Textual Criticism
Duration: 1 hr 29 mins 14 secs
Lesson 12. Be ready to discuss the Online Textual Criticism list and text families (especially Dec. 2011).
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14 - Practice Using the Textual Apparatuses
Monday, March 19, 2012
by Ron Minton
Series: Textual Criticism
Duration: 1 hr 10 mins 17 secs
Lesson 11. Listen to the lecture on Practice Using the Textual Apparatuses.

Be ready to discuss OT Quotations in the New Testament – A Textual Study (see notes link below) by Ron Minton and The Conundrum of Acts 12:25 by Maurice Robinson.

Quiz #6 on Lesson 10 (Using NA27, Using UBS4, and Using MT2)

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13 - Using NA27, Using UBS4, and Using MT2
Monday, March 19, 2012
by Ron Minton
Series: Textual Criticism
Duration: 52 mins 11 secs
Lesson 10. Listen to the lecture on Using NA27, Using UBS4, and Using MT2.

Be ready to discuss the English Bible and textual variants.

Quiz #5 on Lesson 9 (NT in English and Textual Variants)

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12 - The New Testament in English and Textual Variants
Monday, March 19, 2012
by Ron Minton
Series: Textual Criticism
Duration: 1 hr 5 mins 10 secs
Lesson 9. Listen to the lecture on The New Testament in English and Textual Variants.

Be ready to discuss Whom He Also Named Apostles: A Textual Problem in Mark 3:14 by Skinner (see notes link below)

and “Galilai,a or vIoudai,a in Luke 4:44” by James Davis.

Quiz # 4 - on Lessons 7 & 8 (Manuscripts and Text-Types, History of the Printed Greek New Testament)

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11 - The History of the Printed Greek New Testament
Saturday, March 17, 2012
by Ron Minton
Series: Textual Criticism
Duration: 29 mins 40 secs
Lesson 8. Listen to the lecture on The History of the Printed Greek New Testament.

Watch the Wallace Ehrman debate of October 2011 at SMU. What is your reaction? Read critiques of the debate:

http://bibletranslation.ws/2011/12/06/ehrman-and-wallace-smu-debate/

http://www.dts.edu/read/wallace-ehrman-debate-in-review/

http://wellthoughtoutlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/bart-ehrman-vs-daniel-wallace-is-text.html

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10 - Manuscripts and Text-Types
Saturday, March 17, 2012
by Ron Minton
Series: Textual Criticism
Duration: 59 mins 39 secs
Lesson 7. Listen to the lecture on Manuscripts and Text-Types (See “The Making and Preservation of the Bible”).

Be ready to discuss The Majority Text Theory ... A Critique by Dan Wallace available online: www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/37/37-2/JETS_37-2_185-215_Wallace.pdf and

Westcott and Hort vs. Textus Receptus by Doug Kutilek available online: www.kjvonly.org/doug/kutilek_westcott.htm

Quiz #3 on Lesson 6 (Ancient Versions and Church Fathers)

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9 - Ancient Versions and Church Fathers
Saturday, March 17, 2012
by Ron Minton
Series: Textual Criticism
Duration: 52 mins 7 secs
Lesson 6. Listen to the lecture on Ancient Versions and Church Fathers.

Be ready to discuss Why I Became a Majority Text Advocate by Art Farstad (see notes link below) and Gender-Inclusive Bible Translations by Ron Minton (see slideshow link below).

Quiz #2 on Lessons 3 - 5 (Greek Manuscripts - Papyri, Uncial, Minuscule, and Lectionary)

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8 - Minuscule Manuscripts and Lectionary Manuscripts
Friday, March 16, 2012
by Ron Minton
Series: Textual Criticism
Duration: 38 mins 46 secs
Lesson 5. Listen to the lecture on Minuscule Manuscripts and Lectionary Manuscripts

Be ready to discuss Dean Burgon and the Received Text (see notes link below) by W. Pierpont and What Difference Does it Make? by W. Pickering available online: www.revisedstandard.net/text/WNP/ap_h.html

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