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CONTENTS OF INTRODUCTION
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| 313. | groundlessness of the supposition that its scribe was addicted to arbitrary omissions, (its supposed omissions being due only to an inverted view of the interpolations of the 'Received' and the intermediate texts,) | 234 |
| 314. | except perhaps as regards petty words, as articles and pronouns: | 235 |
| 315. | its other individualisms simple and inartificial (chiefly easy assimilations), such as would proceed from a dull and patient but sometimes negligent transcriber | 237 |
| 316. | Subsingular readings of Β various in character according to the accessory attestation | 237 |
| 317. | Singular readings of Β often individualisms only, but also often probably right | 238 |
| 318. | Excellence of singular and subsingular readings of Β in ternary and especially in composite ternary variations, made up of two or more binary variations with varying distributions of attestation | 239 |
| 319. | Reasons why the readings of Β in such cases cannot be the result of skilful choice, | 240 |
| 320. | which must not be confounded with the incomplete adoption of composite Western readings in the Pauline Epistles, due only to negligence | 240 |
| 321. | Examples of the excellence of subsingular readings of Β in ternary variations; whether of the simpler kind (James v 7); | 241 |
| 322. | or composite, consisting of a single phrase (Mark vi 43); | 242 |
| 323. | or formed by a series of separate variations (St Mark's account of the denials of St Peter) | 243 |
| 324. | Excellence of many subsingular and even singular readings of Β in binary variations, though many have to be rejected | 244 |
| 325. | Many genuine readings in the Acts and Epistles virtually subsingular readings of Β with the Syrian attestation added | 245 |
| F. 326—329. Singular and subsingular readings of א and other MSS | 246—250 | |
| 326. | Individualisms of א bold and careless: subsingular readings of א mostly suspicious, but a few possibly or probably right | 246 |
| 327. | Probability that the reading of the archetype of אΒ is usually preserved in either א or Β where they differ | 247 |
| 328. | Hence subsingular readings of either MS may be either virtually equivalent to subsingular readings of אB or early corruptions of limited range: subsingular readings of Β frequently the former, subsingular readings of א usually the latter | 248 |
| 329. | Internal Evidence of Groups and Documents unfavourable to singular and subsingular readings of all other MSS, and to all binary combinations of other MSS | 250 |
| G. 330—339. Determination of text where B and א differ | 250—256 | |
| 330. | Erroneous results obtained by simply following Β in all places not containing self-betraying errors | 250 |
| 331. | Use of Secondary documentary evidence and Internal evidence in conflicts of Β and א | 251 |
