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I would define "the original text" as synonymous with "the autographs", the
writings as first penned by the biblical author (Moses, Isaiah, The four
Evangelists, Paul etc.)


At 06:30 PM 1/15/97 GMT, you wrote:
>Greetings from London.
>
>I am one of the 'lurkers' on the tc-list.  Currently I am in an MPhil/PhD
>programme, working on a comparison of the methodologies and philosophies
>employed in Old Testament and New Testament textual criticism.  One of the
>biggest difficulties in this has been trying to pin down how different
>scholars define the term 'original text'.  If I may be so bold, I would be
>interested in getting your personal thoughts on what the 'original text' is
>(or 'texts' are).  Individual comments will not be included in my thesis; I
>am primarily interested in a general consensus of thought.  If you don't
>want to clutter up the list, please feel free to send any responses to my
>personal e-mail.
>
>I would appreciate any comments which you might have opportunity to provide.
>Thanks!
>
>Deb Anderson
>
>

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