Majority Text Research Articles

Perception and Acceptance of Telemedicine Use in Health Care Among the General Public in China: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey.

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing about substantial changes in health care systems, leading to a significant shift toward telemedicine for the delivery of health care services. This study aims to examine the relationship between perceived usefulness and ease of use of telemedicine services and their association with the behavioral intention to use telemedicine. An anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted in China. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to determine significant predictors of intention to use telemedicine consultation. Types of illnesses that favored seeking telemedicine consultation, as well as the most preferred platform for conducting telemedicine consultations, were also investigated. In total, 1006 participants completed the survey. A total of 44.3% (n=446) reported being very likely and 49.3% (n=496) reported being likely to seek telemedicine consultation. Overall, the majority of participants expressed strong agreement or agreement regarding the perceived usefulness of telemedicine. Likewise, the majority indicated strong agreement or agreement when it came to their perception of the ease of using telemedicine. In the partial least squares structural equation modeling, perceived usefulness (β=0.322; P<.001) and perceived ease of use (β=0.118; P=.01) were significantly associated with a higher likelihood of seeking telemedicine consultation. A considerable number of participants expressed willingness to use telemedicine services for various medical conditions, particularly respiratory (n=340, 33.8%), skin (n=316, 31.4%), and musculoskeletal issues (n=316, 31.4%) while showing less interest in seeking telemedicine consultations for reproductive health (n=44, 4.4%) and cancer (n=64, 6.4%). The majority preferred video chat (n=443, 44%) and text chat (n=317, 31.5%) as their most preferred platforms for telemedicine consultation, while a smaller proportion preferred telephone (n=193, 19.2%) and email (n=53, 5.3%). Telemedicine has the potential to play a larger role in China's health care system. The preferences for certain platforms over others may influence service design and implementation.

Direct Copying in a Group of Gospel Manuscripts with Catenae

AbstractFour of the witnesses selected for the Editio Critica Maior of Mark are witnesses to a unique combination of catena commentaries on the Gospels not found in any other manuscripts. An analysis of their text in the Gospel of Mark, using the tools of the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method, shows that they also feature an almost identical form of the biblical text that frequently diverges from both the Majority Text and all other Greek New Testament manuscripts. These four manuscripts, GA 238, GA 377, GA 807 and GA 1160, therefore, constitute a group within the textual tradition of the Gospels. This article provides the evidence that GA 377 is a direct copy of GA 807. No other instances of direct copying can be proven within the group, but their agreement raises the possibility that they are siblings. The format of the catenae may explain the high degree of homogeneity in this group of Gospels manuscripts.

The “Ideal Version of the Text”: A Text-Critical Review of the Greek Text behind David Bentley Hart's New Testament

In his The New Testament: A Translation, David Bentley Hart uses the term “critical text” to describe the Greek text he used as the initial textual base for his translation. However, he also integrated into this critical text readings from the Majority Text, setting them in single square brackets. As a result, Hart describes the source text behind his translation as “an approximation to an ideal version of the [NT] text that in actuality we shall never be able to identify entirely.” This paper investigates Hart's claims about the Greek text underlying his translation, and explores what implications his translation presents to those who are involved in Bible translation, specifically in the area of identifying the textual base for their NT translation projects.

Translation of General Epistles according to the Majority Text (with Comments)

Translation of General Epistles according to the Majority Text (with Comments)

The Syriac Peshitta Bible with English Translation: John

The Syriac Peshitta Bible with English Translation: John

THE GREEK SOURCESOF THE GOTHIC BIBLE TRANSLATION

Almost all of what we know about the structure and properties of Gothic comes from the Gothic translation of the New Testament from Greek. No analysis of Gothic syntax is therefore feasible without reference to the Greek original. This is problematic, however, as the autograph that was used in translating the Bible into Gothic does not exist, and the choice of the Greek edition of the New Testament for comparative study is a matter of debate. The article argues that, in spite of the general structural affinity of the Gothic text to the Greek, the numerous observed deviations from the Greek represent authentic properties of Gothic—it has been argued in the literature, based on such deviations, that Gothic is an SOV language. A comparison of the Gothic Bible and different versions of the Greek New Testa­ment gives a taxonomy of structural and linguistic differences. Based on this, I ar­gue that the correct version of the Greek Bible to use when analysing the structural properties of Gothic is the Byzantine text form, represented by the Majority Text of the New Testament.

Prime eco della controversia gnostica in Gc 1,17 nelle lezioni dei codici Sinaitico e Vaticano?

In James 1:17 there are many variants of the reading παραλλαγὴ ἢ τροπῆς ἀποσκίασμα adopted by the Editio Critica Maior of the Catholic Letters. The readings attested in 𝔓23, κ* and B were often considered syntactically weak because of the genitive ἀποσκιάσματος in place of the nominative case. The readings can be classified in two groups according to their meaning. An analysis of some of the patristic interpretations of the verse shows that the meaning conveyed by the majority text became prevalent during the 3rd to 5th centuries, having been employed in theological discussions about the immutability of the divine nature. The alternative meaning conveyed by κ* and B is best understood in light of certain gnostic teachings circulating in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, and is indicative of an older interpretation of the text. This reading, it is proposed here, should be adopted as it allows an explanation of how the other readings arose, while it also expresses a theological thinking that fits well in the context of James 1:16-18.

Die Apokalypse-Handschrift 2846

Abstract Collations of test passages in all Apocalypse manuscripts not used by H.C. Hoskier showed that one of the newly discovered minuscules reflects the so-called Alexandrian texttype to a significant extent. It is the manuscript Grec. 977 of the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, known as 2846 in the Kurzgefaßte Liste. Concerning the agreement with the Nestle-Aland text against the Majority Text, the ranking is: A C א 2846 P47 2062 2050 2053 2329 2344 P 1611 etc. Where P47 א differ from A C, 2846 mostly agrees with A C.

Sinai Ar. N.F. Parchment 8 and 28: Its Contribution to Textual Criticism of the Gospel of Luke

AbstractThis article examines the text of an Arabic Gospel manuscript from the “New Finds” at St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai. It provides a general description of the codex, and then studies two hundred and thirty readings in Saint Luke's Gospel. These readings differ from the Majority Text and agree with some of the earliest Greek witnesses as well as ancient versions. The contribution of this manuscript is shown to be considerable, and a warning against minimizing the textual value of the Arabic versions.

Historical Revisionism and the Majority Text Theory: The Cases of F. H. A. Scrivener and Herman C. Hoskier

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The Text of Acts 19.1

The Western text of Acts presents the reader with numerous departures from the more familiar text found in the majority of witnesses. These variants often appear trivial, but on occasion they present substantial divergences from the majority text. One such variant is that found in Acts 19.1, dealing with Paul's route to Ephesus on his so-called third missionary journey.

Die tekskritiek van die Nuwe Testament (1): Die huidige metodologiese situasie

The textual criticism of the New Testament (1): The current methodological Situation This first article in a two-part series on the textual criticism of the New Testament focuses on the current state of affairs regarding textcritical methodology. Majority text methods and the two main streams of eclecticism, viz moderate and rigorous eclecticism, as well as statistical methods and the use of conjectural emendation, are reviewed with regard to their views on method as well as the history of the text. The purpose is to arrive at a workable solution which the keen and often not so able textual critic, translator and exegete can use in his handling of the Greek text of the New Testament.

Tekstkritiek: telt het wegen of weegt het tellen?

The validity of the textcritical maxim to weigh witnesses and not to count hem, appears from the tradition of I Cor. 11:24 and Luk. 22:43-44. Large numbers of variants can be shown to have arisen from the Byzantine liturgy and therefore carry much less weight. When attention is paid to the very many ‘liturgical’ readings in minuscules and lectionaries it is clear that in many cases the champions of the so-called Majority Text, who often prefer an early Byzantine text, are forced to abandon their guiding principle of counting manuscripts.

Contextual Evidence in Favour, of ΚАΥΧНΣΩМАІ in 1 Corinthians 13.3

Four variants are listed in the apparatus of the 3rd corrected edition of the Greek New Testament (UBS3) in 1 Cor 13. 3. They are:κανχήσωμαı (P A B 048 pc)κανθήσωμαı (K ψ majority text)κανθήσομαı (C D F G L pc)κανθήσεταı (1877 2492 pc)Of these variants κανθσομαı seems to be the most popular, occurring in texts such as the 2nd edition of the British and Foreign Bible Societies, Vogels, Kilpatrick's Diglot, Von Soden, Tischendorf's 9th edition and the 25th edition of Nestle-Aland. It is also favoured by Elliott, De Boor, Grosheide, Godet, Morris, Bachmann, Billerbeck, Wolff, Weiss, Robertson and Plummer, Pop, Groenewald, Lietzmann, Barrett and Kieffer. Κανθήσωμαı seems to be the second most popular reading, occurring in amongst others the Textus Receptus, Alford, The Greek New Testament according to the Majority Text, Souter and Scrivener.

The Text of Acts in the Light of Two Recent Studies

The variants found in the Greek text of Acts that are included in this paper have been selected for three reasons: 1) They all contain readings which have the combined support of the Byzantine majority text and papyri. These have been taken from the lists to be found in Harry A. Sturz, The Byzantine Text-Type and New Testament Textual Criticism (Nashville, Camden, New York: Thomas Nelson, 1984). 2) They have a bearing on a recent study of Acts by M-E. Boismard and A. Lamouille, Le Texte Occidentale des Actes des Apôtres: Reconstruction et Réhabilitation (Paris: 1984), to be referred to hereafter as B + L. In their work B + L print as Lucan two versions of Acts, the Alexandrian (TA) and the Western (TO). 3) They show differing types of scribal emendation.

The Majority Text Debate: Recent Developments

The Majority Text Debate: Recent Developments

The Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text

The Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text

Book Review: The Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text

Book Review: The Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text

Book Review: The Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text

Book Review: The Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text

REVIEWS

Journal Article REVIEWS Get access The Greek New Testament according to the Majority Text. By Z. C. HODGES and A. L. FARSTAD. Pp. xlvi + 810,I woodcut (frontispiece). Nashville, Camden, New York: Thomas Nelson, 1982. £8.40. J. K. ELLIOT J. K. ELLIOT Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Journal of Theological Studies, Volume 34, Issue 2, October 1983, Pages 590–592, https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/34.2.590 Published: 01 October 1983