Erasmus and His Manuscripts

Desiderius Erasmus only used a few late manuscripts, which were inferior. So, the Textus Receptus is inferior … So say the critics of the Greek New Testament called the Textus Receptus. But, is it true? History tells a very different story. It tells that Erasmus searched the libraries and monasteries of Western Europe for ten years. He found many manuscripts and worked on the Greek New Testament for all those years. The manuscripts he used were of the Traditional or Byzantine Text-Type, which includes about 92 % of all ancient manuscripts. The Traditional Text can be traced all the way to the first century. Learn the exciting story and truth about the manuscripts that were available to Erasmus as he traveled the cities of Europe. Erasmus found and used many manuscripts.