re: #347 Walter L. Newton
Of course they had to rely on the earliest manuscripts. If you are going to examine a text, and you want to examine it’s authenticity, you would certainly go to the earliest examples of the text that you have.
Sigh. My point isn’t being made, but then I’m trying to do at least three things at once, and I’m really tired, so forgive me if I decide not to argue the point.