Again, this is a stretch but we’ll deal with it. In English, we have this rule too. This is the position held by a majority of New Testament Scholars, and nearly all modern Bible are translated from the Critical Text. For many are called, but few chosen.”, Matthew 20:16 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) Reply to this topic; Start new topic; Recommended Posts. There’s a window in our bedroom she could’ve climbed out of. You who bring good tidings, The scribe’s line of sight skips from the first instance of the word “text” to the second instance of the word “text”, accidentally skipping everything in between (the red text in the example). (The long is discarded because of its poor quality) In the New Testament it’s the complete opposite, except the discarding of the poor quality of the Western Text. “Any reading overwhelmingly attested by the manuscript tradition is more likely to be original than its rival(s).”. (Majority Text advocates disagree, but we’ll look at their objection later.) (Don’t ask how much re-writing that took.). The KJV reads: For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. And I do mean exhaustive detail. contains the word text I studied up on each translation but could never get a good grasp on the origin of the text. This disproportionate copying could be a good thing, as we saw in the section on whether scribes copied better manuscripts. You can read Tischendorf’s entire account of finding it – in his own words – here. (Part one, part two, part three, part four.). A poor translation can obscure many things about the original language, making it difficult to know. Besides the obvious problem with saying that God “must” do something, there’s no basis for that assertion besides a few man-made creeds. 20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you. Apologize for typos, kind of hurriedly typed that up on my phone. I’ve been running a WEB/ASV parallel Bible and the WEB cleverly updates the ASV, without sacrificing accuracy.” Quoted from “biblemegasite.com”. The NT Byzantine Textform reflects a similar continuance from at least the fourth century onward. Using these rules – and a healthy dose of scholarly input – they decide what was likely added, removed, or changed, and therefore what’s likely original. The Textus Receptus says the old commandment is the word which ye have heard "from the beginning". Not only do Homer’s works have more manuscript evidence available than any other piece of classical literature (though far less than that available for the NT), but Homer also is represented by MSS from a wide chronological and geographical range, from the early papyri through the uncials and Byzantine-era minuscules. But the principle remains that the Vaticanus scribe certainly wasn’t top tier. Now, because all the oldest manuscripts we’ve found are of the Alexandrian text type/family, it’s unsurprising that they ended up with a basically Alexandrian document. In fact, it’s usually the first place I look for answers on questions relating to Textual Variants. The 1894 TR would be Scrivener’s, which is an attempt to make a Greek New Testament which is identical to the KJV. One of the greatest supporters of the Critical Text is Daniel Wallace. Not perfect by any stretch and it definitely has mistakes, but very good overall. There’s good reason to think it’s actually a very good document, and it aligns well with the Majority Text. (Others disagree, but we’ll get to those arguments later. The too lively satisfaction which I had displayed had aroused their suspicions as to the value of this manuscript. It has significant downsides which we’ll look at after the “pro” side. Remember, their #1 rule was “earlier is better”. For many advocates of the majority text view, a peculiar form of the doctrine of the preservation of Scripture undergirds the entire approach. P46, P66). (On average. I know almost nothing about Latin, or I’d check. Acts 19:16  And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. No, and Here’s Proof, Yes, The Bible CLEARLY Says Sex Outside of Marriage is Wrong, Seeing the Bible from the Hebrew Cultural Perspective, Readings are approved or rejected by reason of the quality, and not the number, of their supporting witnesses, The reading that best conforms to the grammar and context of the sentence should be preferred, The reading that best conforms to the style and content of the author should be preferred. The primary Greek source for the King James Version was the 1598 version of Theodore Beza’s Greek New Testament. You probably couldn’t find a scholar who would praise the scribal work in Sinaiticus, and it’s easy to find those who deride it as the worst scribal work among the manuscripts we’ve found. Neither survives through the ages well. All I would have to produce is one passage where the two texts teach an entirely different thing. Part 2 focuses more on the actual methodology. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. However, this will hopefully provide a better background for you when making your own decisions about source texts. a copy of the Greek translation made by the Seventy. Jan 30, 2012 #1 I know there have been countless PB threads on the textual issues in the past. It is no exaggeration to say that Codex Vaticanus (“B”) and Codex Sinaiticus (“א”) are the foundation for virtually all modern New Testament Bible translations. The Elzevirs might have thought it was without error (doubtful) but remember that all marketing is subject to hyperbole. The Textus Receptus does not equal the so-called majority text, that is, the text reconstructed by taking at any place of variation the reading found in most manuscripts. RT - the Received Text (Textus Receptus; the Traditional Text) - used for the King James Bible, over 5,000 Scripture portions, all consistent.. CT - the Critical Text (corrupted) - contrived by modern liberal scholars, mainly from four ancient manuscripts that had been set aside due to their doctrinal omissions and errors. There are good mathematical reasons (which we’ll look at) for this method. Let’s back up to get some context. (And before you bring up Hebrews 4:12, realize that in context it’s talking about Jesus there too). So if you hold to the Majority Text theory, you’ll needed to decide if you’ll only include Greek manuscripts. I’m honestly not sure why it’s dismissed so easily. On the afternoon of this day I was taking a walk with the steward of the convent in the neighbourhood, and as we returned, towards sunset, he begged me to take some refreshment with him in his cell. 17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. That’s definitely possible – maybe even likely – but by no means certain. One of the major arguments against the Majority Text by those who prefer the Critical text is the accusation that scribes added the “extra” content. Some lesser, non-salvation related doctrines are affected, but many of those are arcane topics that rarely – if ever – touch on the Christian life. The following is regarding the Alexandrian text type manuscripts. Or to put it another way: The Majority Text method within textual criticism could be called the “democratic” method. And the rough places smooth; 5 The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, I’m planning to get an LSB when it comes out, and I too am looking forward to it. It was the most commonly used text type for Protestant denominations. The modern Critical Text is based primarily on two flawed documents, without the benefit of the findings of the last ~140 years. The links in this article will be read later. However, things change if you include the Latin manuscripts we’ve found. According to WEB’s rules, that person should rename his Bible translation. It gets copied and ends up in other manuscripts.”  To support this statement, White appealed to Kurt & Barbara Aland’s similar statement:  “Once a variant or a new reading enters the tradition it refuses to disappear, persisting (if only in a few manuscripts) and perpetuating itself through the centuries. Coming from a KJV is the preserved words of God or as close as anyone has it in English AND holding a “confessional” position in regard to that, I find it refreshing to discover a critic who concedes and is open about the KJV’s unique eclecticism in its origins as opposed to the usual inaccurate treatment of it as wholly Majority Text as opposed to mainly Majority Text with reasoned deviations. The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7-8: Added or Removed? How many such readings are there? Only problem is it’s sometimes so literal that it’s hard to understand. However, it completely ignores evidence from versional manuscripts (translations) and the early church fathers. Therefore, this verse doesn’t teach Preservation either. ( ‘a symbol of ‘ and ‘her’ are supplied and not in the original but states the obvious that the head covering is a symbol and that it is placed on the woman’s (her) head. We won’t spend much time on these because the Westcott & Hort rules were more influential. Why? 1 Corinthians 11:8-10 (Berean Open Source Bible) I have yet to hear of a person who holds the Confessional Position who doesn’t chose the “Textus Receptus” as the text that was “kept pure in all ages”. There’s no other evidence for this – so take with a grain of salt – but they are the only two manuscripts that share that characteristic. They aren’t the only ones to say this either. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. By an Alexandrian Church father’s own admission, manuscripts in Alexandria by 200 AD were already corrupt. The Critical text would invariably argue the point saying something like, “Well, you cant really know what the original manuscript written by the pen of Luke said”. Metzger translated these words as, “Fool and knave, can’t you leave the old reading alone, and not alter it!”  Another rendering:  “Untrained troublemaker, forgive the ancient [reading]; do not convert it.”  He re-wrote Φανερων, erasing most of the corrector’s Φερων. Internal criteria (the context of the passage, its style and vocabulary, the theological environment of the author, etc.) This actually makes a lot of sense if you look at the Greek word used. (Even though it snowed last night and she wouldn’t be caught dead outside our apartment in her pajamas)  I mean, it’s possible…  Right? In the 10th or 11th century, at least two scribes made corrections to the Codex Vaticanus. Kephalē is found nine times in 1 Corinthians chapter 11. Westcott & Hort Had… Questionable beliefs? The differences between the two texts are many and important. A vast number of early manuscripts were destroyed in the early persecutions of the Church. The single most common textual variant is called a “moveable Nu“, with “Nu” being the Greek letter which sounds like our “N”. With slight variances depending on version, the TR has about 140,100 Greek words, and the CT has about 138,100. Rather, decisions in textual criticism must be worked out afresh, passage by passage (the local principle). The “Textus Receptus” is Latin for “Received Text”. 1 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” However, small changes can have large effects. So the Majority Text changes very significantly when you include just the other versional manuscripts. (ASV) And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. (Note: The following is regarding the Alexandrian Text type manuscripts.). Reasoned Eclecticism uses a set of rules to sift through all the Textual Variants and arrive at what they believe is original. (And that’s not including quotes by including the early church fathers). The manuscript differences between the Greek text that the KJV was based on, the majority Greek text, and the modern Greek text are in agreement 98 percent of the time; the other 2 percent does not affect doctrine. And no matter how you read it, “both” never means “seven”. Plus, there are papyrus fragments from quite early that contain Byzantine readings, though often mixed with the other text types. It’s not hard to imagine they were fairly pure for the ~300 additional years it would take to get back to the originals. Throughout Europe the Elzevir editions came to occupy a place of honor, and their text was employed as the standard one for commentary and collation. Or perhaps you’d use all of three, using the combination to correct the few small variants between them. Berean Patriot, Again, this doesn’t change the meaning much, even if it does change the text slightly. (Which they aren’t.). Matthew 19:30 New King James Version (NKJV) The “medium” Byzantine text with its near identical form for 1000+ years is ignored, and the shorter Alexandrian text is preferred. However, the New Covenant superseded the Old, and at that point, the Old “passed away” or was rendered void…  Just like Jesus said. That’s the biggest problem with the Confessional Position. There is one man who has proposed another model I find agreeable, and I confess I got many of my ideas from him. I have to say though that this article was a HUGE help in my deciding factor of what to do. Fortunately, they just aren’t that bad. (Note: the “He” in the quote below is Dean Burgon). It is written in the Syriac alphabet, and is transliterated into the Latin scriptin a number of ways: Peshitta, Peshittâ, Pshitta, Pšittâ, Pshitto, Fshitto… Obviously they were different and didn’t always agree. I’m not a KJV only follower He lived in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Most people who hold the Confessional Position would say that a Bible from other Greek texts (such as the Majority Text or Critical Text) contain the scriptures, just not all of them. However, one could certainly make the case that the Textus Receptus is overall the best Greek New Testament out there. A reading combining two simple, alternative readings is later than the two readings comprising the combination. They were left unused, so they lasted longer. NASB95 and NKJV are by far my favorite, with ESV as the distant runner-up. The shorter form in Homer is considered to reflect Alexandrian critical know-how and scholarly revision applied to the text; the Alexandrian text of the NT is clearly shorter, has apparent Alexandrian connections, and may well reflect recensional activity. I recommend the version sold by New England Bible Sales for around $25. I believe it should be very highly in my humble opinion. The science of assembling these manuscripts is called “Textual Criticism”, and you can consider this a complete Textual Criticism 101 article because we’ll look at these topics in exhaustive detail. It seems obvious that the entire thing wasn’t going to be burned. If you do, the Majority Text would look radically different than the mostly pure Byzantine Majority Text that currently comprises the Majority Text. A reading that shows better grammar at the expense of theology is likely not original. Some would say (though they are mistaken) that no major doctrine is affected by the differences. Adding to this the 34 new readings in NA28, the total number of full disagreements in the 28th edition of Novum Testamentum Graece against WH1881 is 695. The British museum has 694 pages, which is over half the original length. These divisions aren’t hard and fast, but rather provide a framework to talk about the different Textual Variants. For a sense of scale, there’s exactly 219 words from the beginning of the last quote to the end of the last section. The Textus Receptus is the textual basis behind KJV and NKJV. The WEB’s ‘authority over her own head’ is quite in order. The Confessional Position Text: The “Textus Receptus”. However, they’re worth noting. The Textus Receptus is the textual basis behind KJV and NKJV. After reading this one article, you’ll know more about these topics than the overwhelming vast majority of Christians. It’s commonly referred to as the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece after the two most significant contributors. word “text” to the second, In the Gospels alone, Vaticanus has 197 particular readings, while Sinaiticus has 443. Now, about the quality of Codex Sinaiticus. However, real Textual Criticism with a set of rules still must be applied. Or at least, He would preserve a true version for His faithful followers. There are three major competing Greek sources to use for translating the New Testament: the Critical Text, the Majority Text, and the Textus Receptus. I unrolled the cover, and discovered, to my great surprise, not only those very fragments which, fifteen years before, I had taken out of the basket, but also other parts of the Old Testament, the New Testament complete, and, in addition, the Epistle of Barnabas and a part of the Pastor of Hermas. This is a well-known, well-documented scribal error, even having its own name. But I could not get them to yield up possession of the remainder. Not perfect by any stretch (especially in Revelation) but very good. The primary authority for a critical textual decision lies with the Greek manuscript tradition, with the version and Fathers serving no more than a supplementary and corroborative function, particularly in passages where their underlying Greek text cannot be reconstructed with absolute certainty. This are easy to explain variants when you see how these words are spelled in the Greek, so here are the first three words of the verse in each Textual Variant: Context tells us that nēpioi (little children) can’t be intended, and since the previous word begins with “n”, it’s easy to see how the mistake was made (doubling the “n”). Since the KJV had plural, the 1984 TR has the plural. If you look at the earlier papyrus, there’s even more singular readings. This is particularly interesting when one turns to the Editionum Differentiae (Appendix III) in the 27th edition of NTG, which lists (among other things) the differences between NA27 and NA25. Personally, I would say the Textus Receptus is overall a very good document. Now this is the Word (Jesus yet again) which by the gospel was preached to you. Certainly not all, but quite possibly a majority. Thank you for a very educational and splendid essay on comparative text types. Allen notes that “the actual text of Hippocrates in Galen’s day was essentially the same as that of the mediaeval MSS … [just as] the text of [Homer in] the first century B.C. However, the majority of these manuscripts are later than Alexandrian manuscripts. The Greek word that’s translated “pass” is “παρέρχομαι” (parerchomai). A sad fact of history is that when Christians are persecuted, copies of the Bible are usually caught in the crossfire. Estienne’s New Testament is remarkably similar to Erasmus’ Greek New Testament, but Estienne claimed he didn’t use Erasmus’ work as a source. But what if a very passionate scribe decided to make a lot of copies…  but what if he was copying from the manuscript with the mistake? They believe that – over time – good manuscripts will push out bad manuscripts. Now you have five copies in five different locations, but no original. These two passages go together because 1 Peter 1:24-25 is quoting Isaiah 40:8. The “Confessional” Position, or “Textus Receptus Only”. Please can you help? They comprise less than 1% of all Textual Variants. Answer: The Critical Text is a Greek text of the New Testament that draws from a group of ancient Greek manuscripts and their variants in an attempt to preserve the most accurate wording possible. It corrects the manuscript errors in the KJV while not letting in the Gnostic influence in manuscripts from Egypt that are used in more modern translations. The Majority Text vs. Therefore, they had the saying “the shorter reading is the more probable reading.”. How can the scriptures have been “kept pure in all ages” when – if the Textus Receptus is “pure” – it has readings that never existed before? Before Gutenberg invented the printing press in the early-mid 1400s, everything was copied by hand. Later versions of the Textus Receptus used 5 th and 6 th century manuscripts which is within one or two centuries of manuscripts used for the modern version of the critical text. This was helpful. I gave it a look and was far from impressed. The authority (the symbol) is placed over her own head because of the angels. With thousands of differences, how could anyone ever think that the differences would not make a real difference? (This is made even more clear by the chiastic structure of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, which places verse 10 at the apex/focal point). So what we have are copies of copies of the original (sometimes many generations of copying deep). These are Textual Variants which have no effect on anything. Further, if you remember from our discussion of Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, this type of omission is recognized in them. . In fact, it blatantly and grossly mistranslates at least one very important verse that will lead some into sin. Otherwise I really like it. Textus Receptus vs. Critical Text Textus Receptus vs. Critical Text. However, truly understand these verses, we need to consider the context. It is regarded as the oldest extant (existing) Greek copy of the Bible, and has been dated the early-mid 4th century. Regardless, that is the Confessional Position. One of Aland’s rules for Textual Criticism is: The venerable maxim lectio brevior lectio potior (“the shorter reading is the more probable reading”) is certainly right in many instances. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: The crooked places shall be made straight, Behold, the Lord God shall come with a strong hand, with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb, For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means, According to Textus Receptus Bibles (.com), there are no less than, A Few Fun Things About Biblical (Koine) Greek. In their own words: “All distinctively Syrian (Byzantine) readings must be at once rejected.” – Westcott & Hort, Again, in the last 100+ years we’ve found manuscripts that prove the Byzantine text type isn’t a combination of the Western and Alexandrian text types. The parallels to the NT transmissional situation are remarkably similar, since the Homeric texts exist in three forms: one shorter, one longer, and one in-between. Fool and knave, can’t you leave the old reading alone, and not alter it! By this, they mean that God wouldn’t allow the true version of the Scriptures to be replaced with a corrupt version of the scriptures. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. The King James Version is taken from the Textus Receptus while the American Standard Version is taken from the Critical Text. In Matthew 1:7-8, the critical text (CT) affirms twice that the scribe Asaph (∆Asa¿f), rather than king Asa (∆Asa¿), was the ancestor of Christ. To dispel the confusion, I’m going to quote from the primary source: the finder’s own account of how he found it. (You can look at several here.) In about half of these instances, the Authorized Version translators appear to follow the earlier 1550 Greek Textus Receptus of Estienne. 19. The transliterated Greek reads:  dia touto opheilei hē gunē exousian echein epi tēs kephalēs dia tous angelous. In the end, the entire Confessional Position can be boiled down to a single question: This is the issue for the Confessional Position. Note: it will sound like I’m strongly biased in favor of the Majority Text while I present the “pro” side of the argument. We may not always understand how one small fact impacts another, but I believe every word in the Bible is there exactly as God intended it to be for a specific purpose. The Alexandrian text is about 5% smaller than the Byzantine text, and there are some differences in words between the two texts. … is the same as that of the tenth-century minuscules.43, 23. He returned to the monastery some 15 years later, partially in hopes of recovering the manuscript. For what they breathed-out “is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness”. Parallels with Textual Criticism of Non-Biblical works, Removing Copies from the Stream of Transmission. From those two options, we can create a list of four types of Textual Variant. So let’s say one of Paul’s letter arrives at your church and you’re supposed to pass it on. The context and the discussion of a covering as a symbol over or upon the woman’s head makes this clear. If you were working from an NASB or NKJV, you might have some luck. Their approach is to take all the manuscripts we have, and find which Textual Variant has support among the majority of manuscripts, and given that reading priority. All four Gospel writers apply verse 3 to John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus. VIII. However, the originals were copied many, many times. Now, it’s clear God did preserve His scriptures extremely well over the years. For example. They also said of where those two manuscripts agreed: “No readings of אB can safely be rejected absolutely,”, Yes, they believed these two manuscripts were that important, and this understanding follows naturally if you believe their #1 rule that “earlier is better”. I even purchased an interlinear bible because I wanted to know what was really said. I’ve been studying on my own for quite sometime and read cover to cover various translations but could never understand the debate. The Majority Text vs. The main source for Beza’s New Testament was Robert Estienne’s 1550 Greek New Testament. 20. And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. The “Aland” rules get their name from Kurt and Barbara Aland, who were instrumental in the publication of the Greek Critical Text that nearly all modern New Testament are based on: The Nestle-Aland “Novum Testamentum Graece” (The New Testament in Greek), The first edition of the Novum Testamentum Graece was published by Eberhard Nestle in 1898, but an updated version was introduced in 1901. In so many places, Jesus is called the Glory of the Lord. I have viewed a few of these in recent days. As the quote above indicates, it’s possible the best copies of the scriptures were destroyed. 1633 (Elzevir) edited by Jeremias Hoelzlin, Professor of Greek at Leiden. 4. First of all, this particular Greek word is used in the Critical Text in this verse but not in the Textus Receptus. Source: The New Westminster Dictionary of the Bible. (Estienne was also known as Stephanus.) Again, it simply doesn’t matter which is original because there’s no impact on meaning. It typically suppresses the deity of Christ and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, turning the Bible into a social gospel. However, the antiquity of these manuscripts is no indication of reliability because a prominent church father in Alexandria testified that manuscripts were already corrupt by the third century. The result is called a “Critical Text”. EDIT: I finally got around to writing an article on the topic, which you can read here. However, He never promised to preserve them perfectly and to assert that He did is to put words in God’s mouth. 6 The words of the LORD are pure words; This is our example, but Thus, they say there were Byzantine Text type manuscripts elsewhere, but they didn’t survive because the climate wasn’t as suitable for preservation. However, it must be noted that the Western church changed languages in the 600’s with the adoption of the Vulgate as its official version. Whether you count Bible translations based on the Critical Text vs Bible translations based on the Majority Text; or copies of the Greek Majority Text vs the Greek Critical Text, the Critical Text becomes the clear winner. Criticism of the text must always begin from the evidence of the manuscript tradition and only afterward turn to a consideration of internal criteria. However, it is also possible to translate pšîṭtâ as 'common' (that is, for all people), or 'straight', as well as the usual translation as 'simple'. In Christianity, the term Textus Receptus (Latin for "received text") designates all editions of the Greek texts of the New Testament from the Novum Instrumentum omne established by Erasmus in 1516 to the 1633 Elzevier edition; the 1633 Elzevier edition is sometimes included into the Textus Receptus. The Feminist in Paul’s day shaved their heads too. The definitions and theories were laid out very distinctly and well sourced. The Elzevir text is practically a reprint of the text of Beza 1565 with about fifty minor differences in all. If you could alter the rules – or simply remove the bias against the Byzantine text type – Reasoned Eclecticism stands a very good chance of producing the best results. “Prepare the way of the Lord; The person who wrote this note, however, objected to this correction, and wrote, ἀμαθέστατε καὶ κακέ, ἂφες τὸν παλαιόν, μὴ μεταποίει. The Textus Receptus is a 16th century Greek New Testament on which the King James Bible is based (in the New Testament). 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers. If mistakes were tenacious, then there would be very few singular readings because these mistakes would’ve been passed down to each successive manuscript. There are variations within each family, but overall their Textual Variants share a familial linkage with other members of their family. This method applies a series of rules to the various manuscripts we’ve found (we’ll look at those rules in a moment). Hopefully, this can be a “one stop shop” for anyone wishing for an introduction on New Testament Textual Criticism. No words and we never hear the gospel, and it is in His words that God’s truth to us regarding Jesus Christ is conveyed…and He says He has put His words above His very name. 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