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textus receptus

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tex·tus re·cep·tus  (tkts r-spts)
n.
1. Textus Receptus The Greek text of the New Testament that became standard in printed editions from the 16th to the end of the 19th century.
2. The text of a written work that is generally considered genuine or original.

[Latin, received text : textus, text + receptus, past participle of recipere, to receive.]


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But by then, other crucial discoveries had already called the Textus Receptus into serious question.
The Textus Receptus used in the Middle Ages included the books of the Greek translation, such as Baruch or the Books of Maccabees: at the Reformation, these were excluded by the Reformers, despite their undoubted antiquity.
The general picture that emerges is that of Bussi's edition as the dominant influence on the formation of the textus receptus, at the same time, however, there was a considerable amount of contamination which resulted from the frequent adoption of uncommon readings found in other printed editions or manuscripts.
 
 
 
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