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	:“There is a remarkable paradox in Beza’s editions: though he professes time and again not to change the text lightly out of mere conjecture, he offers at the same time an astonishingly high number of conjectures” (Beyond What is Written: Erasmus and Beza as Conjectural Critics of the New Testament, p. 247).		:“There is a remarkable paradox in Beza’s editions: though he professes time and again not to change the text lightly out of mere conjecture, he offers at the same time an astonishingly high number of conjectures” (Beyond What is Written: Erasmus and Beza as Conjectural Critics of the New Testament, p. 247).

	Krans ~~maintained~~ that Beza’s emendations “had not been based on a sound and consistent text-criticial method” (p. 198).		Krans erroneously maintains that Beza’s emendations “had not been based on a sound and consistent text-criticial method” (p. 198).

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 '''Conjecture (conjectural emendation)''' is a critical reconstruction of the original reading of a clearly corrupt, contaminated, nonsensical or illegible textual fragment. Conjecture is one of the techniques of [[textual criticism]] used by [[philologist]]s while commenting on or preparing editions of [[manuscript]]s (e.g. [[Biblical manuscript|biblical]] or other ancient texts usually transmitted in medieval copies). Conjecture is far from being just an educated guess and it takes an experienced expert with a broad knowledge of the author of the text, period, language and style of the time. Conjecture requires a close study of the text in its cultural and historical context and must be preceded with a thorough analysis of all [[extant literature|extant]] versions and readings of the given fragment. The [[paleography|knowledge of writing styles]] used by the [[scribe]]s throughout the transmission stages is also essential. Conjectural emendation should be seen as a solution of the last resort and must be clearly indicated in the [[critical apparatus]] or in the text itself.
-D. A. Waite wrote: "How Bible-believing Christians can allow guesswork and conjecture to determine their Bible is beyond me" (DEFENDING THE KJB, p. 30).
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	'''Conjecture (conjectural emendation)''' is a critical reconstruction of the original reading of a clearly corrupt, contaminated, nonsensical or illegible textual fragment. Conjecture is one of the techniques of [[textual criticism]] used by [[philologist]]s while commenting on or preparing editions of [[manuscript]]s (e.g. [[Biblical manuscript\|biblical]] or other ancient texts usually transmitted in medieval copies). Conjecture is far from being just an educated guess and it takes an experienced expert with a broad knowledge of the author of the text, period, language and style of the time. Conjecture requires a close study of the text in its cultural and historical context and must be preceded with a thorough analysis of all [[extant literature\|extant]] versions and readings of the given fragment. The [[paleography\|knowledge of writing styles]] used by the [[scribe]]s throughout the transmission stages is also essential. Conjectural emendation should be seen as a solution of the last resort and must be clearly indicated in the [[critical apparatus]] or in the text itself.		'''Conjecture (conjectural emendation)''' is a critical reconstruction of the original reading of a clearly corrupt, contaminated, nonsensical or illegible textual fragment. Conjecture is one of the techniques of [[textual criticism]] used by [[philologist]]s while commenting on or preparing editions of [[manuscript]]s (e.g. [[Biblical manuscript\|biblical]] or other ancient texts usually transmitted in medieval copies). Conjecture is far from being just an educated guess and it takes an experienced expert with a broad knowledge of the author of the text, period, language and style of the time. Conjecture requires a close study of the text in its cultural and historical context and must be preceded with a thorough analysis of all [[extant literature\|extant]] versions and readings of the given fragment. The [[paleography\|knowledge of writing styles]] used by the [[scribe]]s throughout the transmission stages is also essential. Conjectural emendation should be seen as a solution of the last resort and must be clearly indicated in the [[critical apparatus]] or in the text itself.

			D. A. Waite wrote: "How Bible-believing Christians can allow guesswork and conjecture to determine their Bible is beyond me" (DEFENDING THE KJB, p. 30).

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'''Conjecture (conjectural emendation)''' is a critical reconstruction of the original reading of a clearly corrupt, contaminated, nonsensical or illegible textual fragment. Conjecture is one of the techniques of [[textual criticism]] used by [[philologist]]s while commenting on or preparing editions of [[manuscript]]s (e.g. [[Biblical manuscript|biblical]] or other ancient texts usually transmitted in medieval copies). Conjecture is far from being just an educated guess and it takes an experienced expert with a broad knowledge of the author of the text, period, language and style of the time. Conjecture requires a close study of the text in its cultural and historical context and must be preceded with a thorough analysis of all [[extant literature|extant]] versions and readings of the given fragment. The [[paleography|knowledge of writing styles]] used by the [[scribe]]s throughout the transmission stages is also essential. Conjectural emendation should be seen as a solution of the last resort and must be clearly indicated in the [[critical apparatus]] or in the text itself.

==See also==
*[[Textual criticism]]
*[[Paleography]]

[[Category:Textual criticism]]

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	* [[Romans 7:6]]		* [[Romans 7:6]]
	* [[Revelation 16:5]]		* [[Revelation 16:5]]

			==External links==
			* [http://www.jeffriddle.net/2019/03/wm-120-white-krans-erasmus-and-beza-one.html WM 120: White, Krans, Erasmus, and Beza: "One Volume Destruction"?] by [[Jeff Riddle]]

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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Textual criticism]]		* [[Textual criticism]]
	*[[Paleography]]		* [[Paleography]]
			* [[Romans 7:6]]
			* [[Revelation 16:5]]


	[[Category:Textual criticism]]		[[Category:Textual criticism]]