recension

textual criticism

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Recension refers to the critical revision of a text, or the text that results from this revision. It is a process within textual criticism where a scholar examines different versions of a text to establish the most accurate and authentic version. This involves reviewing and revising the text, often with the goal of understanding the author's original intentions and how the text was transmitted over time. While mechanical and computing methods can aid in collation and analysis, the essential work of recension is still best performed by skilled scholars.1234

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Recension
The operation of recension is the reconstructing of the earliest form or forms of the text that can be inferred from the surviving evidence. Such evidence may be internal or external. Internal evidence consists of all extant copies or editions of the text, together…
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The operation of recension is the reconstructing of the earliest form or forms of the text that can be inferred from the surviving evidence. Such evidence may be internal or external. Internal evidence consists of all extant copies or editions of the text, together…
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