Re: Gospels of Matthew without Trinitarian ending
We base the text on manuscripts, not quotes from those manuscripts. Quotes from early church fathers are interesting. They also contribute to our understanding of the geographic distribution of a given reading.
If we had manuscripts of a Hebrew version of Matthew, that would be interesting. But there are none.
Should we replace the text of every passage with the reading of a early church father ? When should we and when should we not ?
Where are the Greek translations of the Hebrew Matthew ? Are there other glaring changes between the Hebrew Matthew and the Greek Matthew ?
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