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Jim West wrote:

>In Theology we are constantly told that we must deal directly with the
>sources themselves.  In text criticism this is particularly important.
>Yet, if the manuscripts are not widely available, how can we do our own
>collations? 


I have heard this question asked a number of times, but I have never been
sure why. Are the collations we have in the apparatus of UBS4 and NA27 not to
be trusted? I have talked to people to imply this. Or is it that they are not
complete enough?

Bill Combs
Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary

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