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Daniel B. Wallace (NT professor at Dallas Theological Seminary) is a world-class expert on NT manuscripts. For the ESV Study Bible he wrote a very helpful introductory essay on the reliability of the NT mss, along with some basic principles of textual criticism.

In this interview (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4) you can find out a bit about Dr. Wallace (and some serious personal struggles he has faced), along with his views on textual criticism and information about his ministry.

Peter Gentry, OT professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote the article on the Septuagint (Greek translations of the OT), an important source on many fronts.

Here is an interview with Dr. Gentry about these issues, which covers some of the same ground found in his essay for the ESV Study Bible.