"This period is characterized by a diversity of textual transmissions undreamed of two decades ago."

“This identity is neither coincidental nor self-evident.”

“It may be said, without exaggeration, that there is no other text which is documented by such varied types of sources.”

“Certain conclusions have forced themselves upon me while studying the sources, and I have not felt constrained to conceal them on account of that over-scrupulousness which is afraid to influence the future users of the edition.”

“To be sure, these witnesses provide an excellent illustration of textual dynamics, and they deepen our knowledge of the development of the Bible text in the technical sense.”