Excerpt from Outlines of Textual Criticism: Applied to the New TestamentThis book was the outcome of a course of Lectures given to a class of Greek Testament pupils now some thirty years ago. The fact that a sixth edition is called for seems to show that the writer's object has been fairly attained. That object was two-fold: first, to explain to ordinary students of the Greek Testament the elementary facts about the Text, and some of the problems which an intelligent reader must encounter. And then, in case any should be attracted to go deeper into the science of Textual Criticism, to give some guidance as to first principles, and to point out some books which may help them to pursue their studies.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.