Accuracy of The New Testament
In The Text of the New Testament, Kurt Aland and Barbara Aland compare the total number of variant-free verses, and the number of variants per page (excluding orthographic errors), among the seven major editions of the Greek NT (Tischendorf, Westcott-Hort, von Soden, Vogels, Merk, Bover, and Nestle-Aland) concluding 62.9%, or 4999/7947, agreement. They concluded, "Thus in nearly two-thirds of the New Testament text, the seven editions of the Greek New Testament which we have reviewed are in complete accord, with no differences other than in orthographical details (e.g., the spelling of names, etc.). Verses in which any one of the seven editions differs by a single word are not counted. This result is quite amazing, demonstrating a far greater agreement among the Greek texts of the New Testament during the past century than textual scholars would have suspected . In the Gospels, Acts, and Revelation the agreement is less, while in the letters it is much greater"
|
Book |
Total Number Of Verses |
Variant-Free Verses-Total |
Percentage |
Variants per page |
|
Matthew |
1071 |
642 |
59.9 % |
6.8 |
|
Mark |
678 |
306 |
45.1 % |
10.3 |
|
Luke |
1151 |
658 |
57.2 % |
6.9 |
|
John |
869 |
450 |
51.8 % |
8.5 |
|
Acts |
1006 |
677 |
67.3 % |
4.2 |
|
Romans |
433 |
327 |
75.5 % |
2.9 |
|
1 Corinthians |
437 |
331 |
75.7 % |
3.5 |
|
2 Corinthians |
256 |
200 |
78.1 % |
2.8 |
|
Galatians |
149 |
114 |
76.5 % |
3.3 |
|
Ephesians |
155 |
118 |
76.1 % |
2.9 |
|
Philippians |
104 |
73 |
70.2 % |
2.5 |
|
Colossians |
95 |
69 |
72.6 % |
3.4 |
|
1 Thessalonians |
89 |
61 |
68.5 % |
4.1 |
|
2 Thessalonians |
47 |
34 |
72.3 % |
3.1 |
|
1 Timothy |
113 |
92 |
81.4 % |
2.9 |
|
2 Timothy |
83 |
66 |
79.5 % |
2.8 |
|
Titus |
46 |
33 |
71.7 % |
2.3 |
|
Philemon |
25 |
19 |
76.0 % |
5.1 |
|
Hebrews |
303 |
234 |
77.2 % |
2.9 |
|
James |
108 |
66 |
61.6 % |
5.6 |
|
1 Peter |
105 |
70 |
66.6 % |
5.7 |
|
2 Peter |
61 |
32 |
52.5 % |
6.5 |
|
1 John |
105 |
76 |
72.4 % |
2.8 |
|
2 John |
13 |
8 |
61.5 % |
4.5 |
|
3 John |
15 |
11 |
73.3 % |
3.2 |
|
Jude |
25 |
18 |
72.0 % |
4.2 |
|
Revelation |
405 |
214 |
52.8 % |
5.1 |
|
Total |
7947 |
4999 |
62.9 % |
|
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