Because there are so many individual manuscripts, textual critics are hard-pressed to know the individual characteristics of each manuscript. Consequently, many textual critics categorize the manuscripts into text-types, which they then use in their evaluation of textual variants.
Philip W. Comfort (1950–2022) New Testament Textual Scholar and Professor of Greek and New Testament
Philip W. Comfort was a leading New Testament textual scholar specializing in early papyri, Greek manuscripts, and the stability of the Alexandrian tradition.
How Are We to Understand Paul’s Request to Timothy ‘Bring the Scrolls, Especially the Parchments’?
Paul’s request for the scrolls and parchments shows his devotion to written Scripture, apostolic teaching, and careful preservation near death.

