Majority text
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The Majority text is a form of the Greek New Testament text that reflects the readings found in the majority of surviving Byzantine manuscripts and underlies the traditional ecclesiastical text used in Eastern Orthodoxy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Majority Text | 4 |
| Majority Textform | 1 |
| Majority text canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1901124 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Majority text Context triple: [Byzantine text-type, alsoKnownAs, Majority text]
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A.
A Majority of One
A Majority of One is a 1959 Broadway play (later adapted into a film) that explores cultural clashes and mutual understanding between a Jewish widow and a Japanese businessman.
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B.
Out of Many, One People
Out of Many, One People is the national motto of Jamaica, expressing the country’s identity as a diverse nation unified from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
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C.
The Back Porch Majority
The Back Porch Majority was a 1960s American folk music group formed as a sort of "training ground" or spin-off for members of the popular folk ensemble The New Christy Minstrels.
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D.
People's Voice
People's Voice is a Canadian socialist newspaper that serves as the primary print organ of the Communist Party of Canada, offering Marxist analysis and commentary on political and social issues.
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E.
We Major
"We Major" is a celebratory, extended hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Nas and Really Doe, known for its lush production and triumphant, laid-back vibe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Majority text Target entity description: The Majority text is a form of the Greek New Testament text that reflects the readings found in the majority of surviving Byzantine manuscripts and underlies the traditional ecclesiastical text used in Eastern Orthodoxy.
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A.
A Majority of One
A Majority of One is a 1959 Broadway play (later adapted into a film) that explores cultural clashes and mutual understanding between a Jewish widow and a Japanese businessman.
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B.
Out of Many, One People
Out of Many, One People is the national motto of Jamaica, expressing the country’s identity as a diverse nation unified from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
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C.
The Back Porch Majority
The Back Porch Majority was a 1960s American folk music group formed as a sort of "training ground" or spin-off for members of the popular folk ensemble The New Christy Minstrels.
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D.
People's Voice
People's Voice is a Canadian socialist newspaper that serves as the primary print organ of the Communist Party of Canada, offering Marxist analysis and commentary on political and social issues.
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E.
We Major
"We Major" is a celebratory, extended hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Nas and Really Doe, known for its lush production and triumphant, laid-back vibe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine text-type
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Greek New Testament text-type ⓘ New Testament textual tradition ⓘ |
| advocatedBy |
Arthur L. Farstad
NERFINISHED
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Maurice A. Robinson ⓘ William G. Pierpont ⓘ Zane C. Hodges ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Byzantine text-type ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Alexandrian text-type
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Critical text of the Greek New Testament ⓘ Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece ⓘ
surface form:
Nestle-Aland text
United Bible Societies Greek New Testament ⓘ |
| evaluatedBy | New Testament textual criticism ⓘ |
| geographicalCenter | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Byzantine text-type
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surface form:
Byzantine Majority Text
Majority text ⓘ
surface form:
Majority Textform
Traditional text ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Robinson–Pierpont Byzantine Greek New Testament editions
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surface form:
The Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text (Hodges-Farstad)
Robinson–Pierpont Byzantine Greek New Testament editions ⓘ
surface form:
The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont)
|
| hasFeature |
expansions and clarifications in some verses
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fuller liturgical and doctrinally explicit readings in some passages ⓘ harmonizing readings in parallel Gospel passages ⓘ |
| historicalUse | dominant Greek New Testament text in the medieval Byzantine church ⓘ |
| includes |
Acts
ⓘ
Catholic Epistles ⓘ Gospels ⓘ Pauline Epistles ⓘ Revelation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Textus Receptus
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surface form:
Textus Receptus tradition
some Reformation-era vernacular Bible translations ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| manuscriptType | primarily minuscule manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
ecclesiastical text
ⓘ
majority principle in textual criticism ⓘ |
| scripturePortion | New Testament ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrineOf | providential preservation of Scripture (in some theological views) ⓘ |
| textualBasis |
Codex Basilensis
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surface form:
Byzantine manuscripts
majority of surviving Greek New Testament manuscripts ⓘ |
| textualPrinciple |
emphasis on continuity of ecclesiastical usage
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preference for readings supported by the numerical majority of manuscripts ⓘ |
| timeDepth | attested especially from the 9th century onward ⓘ |
| underlies | traditional ecclesiastical text of the Greek New Testament ⓘ |
| usedFor |
liturgical readings in Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
traditional lectionaries in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| viewedByProponentsAs | best representation of the original New Testament text ⓘ |
| viewedBySomeAs | later standardized form of the New Testament text ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Majority text Description of subject: The Majority text is a form of the Greek New Testament text that reflects the readings found in the majority of surviving Byzantine manuscripts and underlies the traditional ecclesiastical text used in Eastern Orthodoxy.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Majority Text
subject surface form:
Textus Receptus
this entity surface form:
Majority Text
this entity surface form:
Majority Text
this entity surface form:
Majority Textform
this entity surface form:
Majority Text