Lectio brevior potior (Latin for "the shorter reading is stronger") is one of the principles in textual criticism, especially biblical textual criticism. The principle is based on a view that scribes showed more tendency to embellish and harmonise by additions and inclusions than by deletions.
Lectio brevior potior (Latin for "the shorter reading is stronger") is one of the principles in textual criticism, especially biblical textual criticism. The principle is based on a view that scribes showed more tendency to embellish and harmonise by additions and inclusions than by deletions.
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