Kurt Aland and Barbara Aland THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern ‘Textual Criticism ‘TRANSLATED BY ERROLL F. RHODES WILLIAM B. EERDMANS 1987 ETBRILLgmetad pay ie HB of welt, ith very SS2Dy ese rence es The ars chro toe peo ra ets url dma erp of ex Siicoe Wl cpr Tc cr har cman, Oe more poly ech ‘hence, ee ae ore vir INTRODUCTION TO THE PRAXIS OF NEW ‘TestaMENT TEXTUAL CRITICISM” (SELECTED PAssaGEs) Despite ay pousihe methodeogicl mighiag, we ave decided peice is chapter witha sintement of baie piles which we wil ceed to demon Ste and expat by means of prec applicatns, ahr than o devs he frinpe indoetey trom pesca example. Meanie examples ve ot oe aking in th peeling Wa, abd Use, tis apponch Ie me spe ‘Svng and astute 1. 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