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'''Textus Receptus''', or "received text," refers to the Greek text of the New Testament that was used by the translators of the [[King James Version]] in 1611, as well as by other Reformation-era translators. This includes [[William Tyndale]] and [[Martin Luther]]. The earliest edition was put together by Erasmus in 1516. The name comes from a Latin inscription found in an edition published in 1633: ''Textum ergo habes, nunc ab omnibus receptum.'' (So [the reader] has the text which all now receive.)<ref>Bruce Metzger has described this as an advertizing bulb.</ref>

'''Textus Receptus''', or "received text," refers to the Greek text of the New Testament that was used by the translators of the [[King James Version]] in 1611, as well as by other Reformation-era translators. This includes [[William Tyndale]] and [[Martin Luther]]. The earliest edition was put together by Erasmus in 1516. The name comes from a Latin inscription found in an edition published in 1633: ''Textum ergo habes, nunc ab omnibus receptum.'' (So [the reader] has the text which all now receive.)<ref>Bruce Metzger has described this inscription as an advertizing blurb.</ref>

==Erasmus==

==Erasmus==

In the 19th century, the authority of Textus Receptus was challenged by the emerging science of text criticism. Even though 90 percent of surviving manuscripts are of the Byzantine type that Erasmus used, F. J. A. Hort argued that this text type must be discounted because it developed later than the Alexandrian text. In 1881, Hort and Westcott published a revised Greek text based on this theory. This text is based on [[Codex Vaticanus]] (4th century) and [[Codex Sinaiticus]] (5th century), Alexandrian texts that pre-date the manuscripts Erasmus used by 800 years.

In the 19th century, the authority of Textus Receptus was challenged by the emerging science of text criticism. Even though 90 percent of surviving manuscripts are of the Byzantine type that Erasmus used, F. J. A. Hort argued that this text type must be discounted because it developed later than the Alexandrian text. In 1881, Hort and Westcott published a revised Greek text based on this theory. This text is based on [[Codex Vaticanus]] (4th century) and [[Codex Sinaiticus]] (5th century), Alexandrian texts that pre-date the manuscripts Erasmus used by 800 years.

Among modern translations, the [[New King James Version]] uses TR, while the [[New International Version]] and the [[English Standard Version]] use the Alexandrian text.

Among modern translations, the [[New King James Version]] uses TR, while the [[New International Version]], the [[New American Standard Bible]], and the [[English Standard Version]] use the Alexandrian text.

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