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Unintentional and intentional changes in New Testament manuscripts are identifiable and reversible by early Alexandrian witnesses, restoring the autographic text.
Recovering the original New Testament words by prioritizing early manuscripts—especially the papyri and great uncials—over speculative theories and late traditions.
Collation grounds New Testament textual criticism by recording real differences, revealing manuscript relationships, and guiding reliable editorial decisions.
From Erasmus to Westcott–Hort, printing moved the Greek New Testament from a late, narrow base to an early, well-attested text grounded in documentary evidence.
Early papyri, major uncials, ancient versions, and patristic citations converge to preserve and locate the original New Testament text with exceptional clarity.
Establishing the original New Testament text by weighing early manuscripts first—why definition, scope, and method make textual criticism foundational.
Daniel B. Wallace advances a documentary approach to the Greek New Testament, privileging early papyri and majuscules and grounding decisions in verifiable evidence.
Grenfell and Hunt’s Oxyrhynchus papyri anchor early New Testament text, confirming an Alexandrian-aligned, stable tradition rooted in second-century Christian codices.
Johann Jakob Wettstein forged a documentary, manuscript-driven Greek New Testament, training readers to weigh early evidence over later harmonizing expansions.
Samuel P. Tregelles restored the Greek New Testament by strictly weighing the earliest manuscripts, versions, and Fathers, establishing a documentary method.
