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Dr. Waltz, very good summary, I also add my $0.02   :)

> TR = Textus Receptus. An edition substantially identical to that which
> Erasmus published in the early sixteenth century. The most widely
> mentioned TR editions are those of Stephanus, Beza, Elzevir, and the
> Oxford edition of 1873.

The Oxford 1825 was used by H&F, so has become a convenient TR used by many.

> >Majority Text
> The text found in the majority of manuscripts. Usually the same as
> the TR, but there are some thousands of differences. (E.g. the
> Majority Text does not include the Three Heavenly Witnesses in 1 John 5.)

c. 1850 differences.
 
> >Byzantine Text
> 
> This is more difficult. It could mean the Majority Text. It could mean
> the text used in Byzantium. I personally tend to use it to refer to the
> original form of the text which eventually evolved into the Majority
> Text. This text probably, but by no means certainly, evolved in
> Byzantium. (BTW -- I use the term "Byzantine Text" in this way not
> because this is necessarily the best meaning, but because we need
> *some* name for this text.)

I think of the Byz text as a textual family or text type, ie the 
hypothetical text behind the majority of manuscripts.

Other names that are sometimes used for the above are: Received Text, 
Ecclesiastical Text, Syrian Text, "A" Text, Antiochan Text, Common Text, 
Traditional Text

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Prof. Ron Minton: rminton@mail.orion.org   W (417)268-6053  H 833-9581
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