It is a fact
that when the many manuscript copies which have come down to us from antiquity
are compared there are many variations in reading among them. The question
naturally arises, which of these readings is the correct one? How can we answer
this question apart from a careful, critical study of these various manuscripts
in order to ascertain which one is most closely related to the original? Such a
study involves the formulation of principles and criteria by which judgments
are to be made, and the science which results is known as Textual Criticism.
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