Textus Receptus
(i.e. the received text), a phrase generally employed by critics to denote the currently accepted text of the Greek Testament. This is usually considered to be that of the Elzevirs especially the edition of 1633, the preface of which contains the expression "Editionem omnibus acceptam denuo doctorum oculis subjecimus," referring to the edition of which that was a reprint. The most commonly printed text, however, is that of Stevens, usually Mills's edition. Sometimes the phrase fextus receptus is in like manner extended to the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible, especially Van der Hooght's edition, which has been reprinted by Hahn. SEE CRITICISM, BIBLICAL.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More