Greer-Heard: Wallace's Response

Wallace's response began as he admitted, once again, that no one knows exactly what the original text says. However, he pointed out, there are probabilities as to what readings are more likely. Ultimately, those probabilities, regardless of what perspective one is coming from, require some level of faith.

Wallace stressed that first point the most through his response: though we can't know everything, we can have a pretty good degree of certainty, and that certainty is precisely what textual criticism is designed to lead to.

Responding particularly to the Galatians example, Wallace questioned whether the model Ehrman proposed would have been the model actually in play, using Revelation (to the seven churches...) as a counter-example. Beyond which, Wallace pointed out that Paul could have checked the content of his letters, to make sure they said what he meant them to say, before signing in his own hand.

Wallace concluded his response by affirming that we can certainly get back to the essentials of the faith, if not always the particulars.