The Number of Variants in the Greek New Testament: A Proposed Estimate


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Article
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Authors
Gurry, Peter J 
Abstract

jats:pSince the publication of John Mill's Greek New Testament in 1707, scholars have shown repeated interest in the number of textual variants in our extant witnesses. Past estimates, however, have failed to tell who estimated, how the estimate was derived, or even what was being estimated. This study addresses all three problems and so offers an up-to-date estimate based on the most extensive collation data available. The result is a higher number than almost all previous estimates. Proper use shows that the number reflects the frequency with which scribes copied more than their infidelity in doing so.</jats:p>

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This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Cambridge University Press via http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0028688515000314

Keywords
textual criticism, transmission of the New Testament, number of variants
Journal Title
New Testament Studies
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Journal ISSN
0028-6885
1469-8145
Volume Title
62
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)