1611kingjamesbible - facts about the manuscripts

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 A manuscript is a hand-copied document. This was the method used for writing and duplicating existing literature prior to the invention of printing. There are over 5,300 (5,309 to be exact) existing manuscripts of t he Scriptures. Some of t hese manu script s c ontain a large port ion of script ure, whi le other are fragments. Let us first consider certain Greek texts from which all New Testament translations are derived: 1. t he Majority Text s (Textus Receptus), and 2. t h e Minority Texts (primarily the Westcott and Hort Greek Text, based primarily on the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus). For obvious reasons, the Textus Receptus is also referred to as the "Majority Text" since the majority (95% or more) of existing man uscripts support t his reading. These e xtant manuscripts were brought t oget her by variou s editors such as Lucian (AD 250- 312) , Eras mus, St ephanu s, B eza, and t he Elzevir  PDFmyURL.com

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