11-09-2012, 02:27 AM
As the above said, nobody will say that the Alexandrian/Critical text is the original unless they haven't studied. The Byzantine Text isn't the original either. Interestingly, the Peshitta and Peshitto are almost like composites between the two. The only real major variations in the Greek New Testament that I'm aware of are in John 7:53-8:11 and Mark 16:9-20. The rest of them are pretty minor. The Peshitta includes Mark 16:9-20, supporting the majority of manuscripts, while it doesn't include John 7:53-8:11. Comparing the Syriac text to the Greek is a fascinating thing indeed!