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567 Section IV. Internal Evidence of Groups

Section V. Recapitulation of methods in relation to each other

Section VI. Criticism as dealing with errors antecdent to existing texts

A. Primitive errors

B. Removal or primitive errors by conjecture

PART III

APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES OF CRITICISM TO THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY CHRONOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DOCUMENTS

A. Greek MSS

B. Versions

C. Fathers

Documentary preparation for this edition

CHAPTER II. RESULTS OF GENEALOGICAL EVIDENCE PROPER

Section I. Determination of the genealogical relations of the chief ancient texts

A. Posteriority of all great variations to Cent. V

B. Posteriority of 'Syrian' (δ) to 'Western' (β) and other (neutral, α) readings shown

(1) by analysis of conflate readings

C. Posteriority of 'Syrian' to 'Western' and other (neutral and 'Alexandrian') readings shown.

(1) by Ante-Nicene Patristic Evidence

D. Posterity of Syrian to Western, Alexandrian, and other (neutral) readings shown.