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Relationships Among The Non-Byzantine Manuscripts Of 2 Peter, Terry Dwain Robertson
Relationships Among The Non-Byzantine Manuscripts Of 2 Peter, Terry Dwain Robertson
Terry Dwain Robertson
One of the ongoing discussions in NT text-critical studies involves the methodology for classifying manuscripts into families and text-types.' This study focuses on the text of 2 Peter, following a three-step method. First, all the manuscripts in the study were compared and tentatively grouped through hierarchical cluster analysis. Next, based on these tentative groupings, profiles of non-majority text readings were created. Then, working with and refining these profiles, the groupings were finalized. A short profile of test readings is also provided for each group to aid in the quick identification of other manuscripts. With the groupings in hand, the next …