Review & Reflection: The Case for Byzantine Priority

This little book is basically the preface and appendix to the Robinson & Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament (which can be found publicly available online). This material explains their approach to textual criticism and makes a case for (as the title of the book says) the Byzantine Priority.

I’m giving this high marks because I believe it’s the best scholarly case that can be made for the priority of the Byzantine text. Robinson is meticulous in his scholarship, rigorous in his reasoning, and even-handed in his conclusions. While I remain unconvinced of certain aspects of his program (primarily his insistence that transmission be the determining factor prior to taking into view other external and internal concerns) it is impossible to deny his claim that Byzantine Priority should be recognized and received as an acceptable scholarly school of thought in the field of New Testament Textual Criticism.