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1.  Evaluate the external evidence for each reading of tw/' patri; in Col. 1:12 (fn 4 in the UBS 4th ed):
     (1) List the witnesses grouped according to text family;
     (2) list the date for each mss;
     (3) express your opinion of the weight of external evidence using dating, geographical distribution and text type considerations.
 

2.  Evaluate the external evidence for each reading of tw/' iJkanwvsanti in Col. 1:12 (fn 5 in the UBS 4th ed):
     (1) List the witnesses grouped according to text family;
     (2) list the date for each mss;
     (3) express your opinion of the weight of external evidence using dating, geographical distribution and text type considerations.
 

3.  Evaluate the internal evidence for each reading of  tw/' patri; in Col. 1:12 (fn 4 in the UBS 4th ed):
     (1) Identify the applicable general internal category for evaluation;
     (2) Discuss the relevant specific internal canons in application to the readings;
     (3) Summarize the internal evaluation of the Textual Commentary edited by Bruce Metzger.
 

4.  Evaluate the internal evidence for each reading of tw/' iJkanwvsanti in Col. 1:12 (fn 5 in the UBS 4th ed):
     (1) Identify the applicable general internal category for evaluation;
     (2) Discuss the relevant specific internal canons in application to the readings;
     (3) Summarize the internal evaluation of the Textual Commentary edited by Bruce Metzger.
 

5.  Translate Col. 1:9-11a
 

6.  Parse the following words:

     1:9 tou'to

    1:9 hjkouvsamen

    1:9 proseucovmenoi

    1:9 plhrwqh'te

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