Re: Majority Text

From: Jim West (jwest@Highland.Net)
Date: Fri Sep 11 1998 - 07:32:03 EDT

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At 07:54 AM 9/11/98 -0700, you wrote:
>What is the status/feeling/argument regarding the Majority Text
>approach as opposed to NA27, UBS4?
>
>Martin Gallagher
>Annapolis, MD

The maj. Text is based on late, byzantine mss- NA 27 is based on early
papyri mss and superior Alexandrian texts. In short- the Majority text
counts witnesses while NA weighs their value.

Best,

Jim

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Jim West, ThD
Quartz Hill School of Theology
jwest@highland.net

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