My Favorite Textual Critic- [[Public ✍️/Topics/Dan Wallace|Dan Wallace]] **Definition of Textual Criticism**- Textual criticism is the science and art of comparing all known manuscript copies of a document to identify and correct scribal errors, intentional changes, or omissions in order to recover the most authentic version of the text. ##### Key Elements. - Manuscript comparison: Different copies of the same text are compared. - Variants: Differences among manuscripts are cataloged and evaluated. - External evidence: Manuscript age, location, and family (text type) are considered. - Internal evidence: Grammar, author’s style, and logical coherence are used to judge which reading makes the most sense.  ![[IMG_1227.jpeg]] ![[IMG_0206.jpeg]]