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CONTENTS OF INTRODUCTION
  PAR. PAGES
92. (a) (b) and (d) identical in principle, the best attested reading of (a) and (b) corresponding to the one reading of (d); while in (c) decision rests on both Intrinsic and Transcriptional Evidence 70
B. 93—95. Removal of primitive errors by conjecture 71, 72
93. Necessity of distinguishing recognition of primitive error from correction of it 71
94. Conjectural emendation founded on combination of Intrinsic and Transcriptional Evidence 71
95. The N. T. but slightly affected by the need of it 72
PART III
APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES OF CRITICISM TO THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 73—287
96. Identity of methods for the N. T. and for other books, with difference of evidence 73
CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY CHRONOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DOCUMENTS (97—128) 73—90
97. Greek MSS, Versions, Fathers 73
A. 98—106. Greek MSS.
98. The four great uncial Bibles 74
99. Contents of other uncials 75
100. Chronological distribution of other uncials 75
101. Bilingual uncials 75
102. Cursives 76
103. Greek Lectionaries 76
104. Imperfect knowledge of cursives; 76
105. within what limits more complete knowledge could affect the text 77
106. Uncials almost completely known 77
B. 107—122. Versions 78—86
107. The chief groups, Latin, Syriac, Egyptian 78
108. The Old Latin, (1) African, 78
109. The Old Latin,  (2) European, 78
110. The Old Latin,  (3) Italian 79
111. The Vulgate Latin 80
112. Corruption of the Latin Vulgate by mixture, and successive attempts to purify it 81
113. The extant Old Latin documents for the Gospels 81