During the last third of the twentieth century in New Testament textual criticism, a small but growing number of students accept the theory that the original text is to be found in a majority of manuscripts. This revival of the Majority Text theory is multifaceted.

This short paper continues the discussion of the status of the Majority Text and its function in modern textual criticism.

This short paper continues the discussion of the status of the Majority Text and its function in modern textual criticism.

This paper reflects on and responds to the debate about the function of the Majority Text and its implications for textual criticism. The publication of The New Testament according to the Majority Text, edited by Arthur Farstad and Zane Hodges, sparked a warm debate about the Greek text of the New Testament.