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569 CHAPTER III. RESULTS OF INTERVAL EVIDENCE OF GROUPS AND DOCUMENTS

Section I. Documentary Groups as limited by reference to Primary Greek MSS generally

A. General considerations on Documentary Groups

B. Progressive limitation of Groups with reference to Primary Greek MSS

C. Relation of Primary Greek MSS to other documentary evidence

D. Absence of Secondary Greek MSS from Groups containing Primary Greek MSS

E. Absence of Versions from Groups containing Primary Greek MSS

F. Absence of Fathers front Groups containing Primary Greek MSS

G. Absence of Versions and Fathers front Groups containing Primary Greek MSS

Section II. Documentary Groups as limited by reference to the Best Primary Greek MSS

A. Relation of variations between Primary Greek MSS to the chief ancient texts

B. General relations of B and א to other documents

C. Origin and character of readings of אB combined

D. Binary uncial combinations containing B and א respectively

E. Singular and subsingular readings of א

F. Singular and subsingular readings of B and other MSS

G. Determination of text where B and א differ

H. Determination of text where B is absent

I. Supplementary details on the birthplace and the composition of leading MSS

CHAPTER IV. SUBSTANTIAL INTEGRITY OF THE PUREST TRANSMITTED TEXT

A. Approximate non-existence of genuine readings unattested by any of the best Greek uncials

B. Approximate sufficiency of existing documents for the recovery if the genuine text, notwithstanding the existence of some primitive corruptions

C. Conditions of further improvement of the text