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Small note in response to Robt. Waltz:  
The logic behind using "best" reps of text-types in attempting to see 
the relationships of another given ms is as follows:  (1) We can't 
realistically consider all available NT mss--too many to deal with in 
this lifetime; (2) We don't need to anyway if the question is to what 
main group ("text-type") a given ms might belong--all we need are mss 
sufficiently representative of the text-types to serve the purpose.
Finally, as Fee and I have demonstrated, a firm determination of the 
textual relationships of mss requires (1) a good quantitative 
method--we both opt for Colwell; (2) plus assessment of the 
*significance* of readings shared by mss, which I tried to do in some detail for 
Codex W and representative witnesses.
Larry Hurtado
L. W. Hurtado
University of Edinburgh,
New College
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