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TC-list. All the comments about what the 'original text' is have been
good. The issue is still difficult. J. Adair writes: 'If we are to
continue to use the term, I would say that the 'original text' . . .
means 'that state of the text that was the genealogical root of all
extant copies.' We need to consider, however, that more than one edition
or draft may have influenced the textual transmission of a given biblical book.

                                    George Howard
                                    UGA

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