MichaelNZ
Puritan Board Freshman
I've been listening to podcasts from the Dean Burgon Society. They have good information about the TR/KJV issue. One question I have, though, is, what exactly is the Textus Receptus? From listening to James White, I know that the KJV translators used the five editions of Erasmus' text, the 1551 Stephanus text, and the 1598 Beza text. Is the Textus Receptus all of these? Or just one of them? How many manuscripts underly each of the editions mentioned above. I've heard it said that 95% of all Greek manuscripts support the KJV, but do these manuscripts make up the Majority Text, the Textus Receptus, or what? And what part does Scrivener's work play?
Also, how much of a difference is there between the Hodges-Farstad Majority Text and the Robinson-Pierpont Majority Text?
Also, how much of a difference is there between the Hodges-Farstad Majority Text and the Robinson-Pierpont Majority Text?