From Erasmus to the Elzevirs: Providence, Print, and the Rise of the Textus Receptus
Deep Dive into From Erasmus to the Elzevirs: Providence, Print, and the Rise of the Textus ReceptusThe history of the Textus Receptus illustrates the complex intersection of divine providence and human textual transmission during the era of early printing. Following the invention of movable type, the Latin Vulgate dominated the market for decades before the Greek New Testament was ever published. The first printed Greek text to reach the market was compiled by Desiderius Erasmus in 1516, driven by commercial pressure to beat the delayed Complutensian Polyglot. Because Erasmus worked in…
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