A complete electronic edition of the Original Patriarchal text of the Greek New Testament, for WINDOWS, as it is used by the Greek Orhodox Church.
The Patriarchal text came from the need for a uniform text throughout the Greek Orthodox world. During the Turkish occupation of the Greek lands, there were various editions of the NT with the result that in different places, a different NT was read. To avoid this, the Ecumenical Patriarchate appointed a committee, in 1902 to decide on a text that would be adopted as the official text. This committee retired to Mount Athos and studied about 20 byzantine manuscripts from which they adopted one, taking into consideration some parts of the other manuscripts. This text was published for the first time in 1904 and it has been since then adopted by all Greek Orthodox Churches.
Click HERE to read a note on the Patriarchal Text, by R.D.Dedman. This is an Abode Acrobat reader file.
The Patriarchal Text is here available in different forms, either as a single file, or with the 27 books as individual files. The texts are with accents and breathings, in BETA CODE and UNICODE. Using the tools provided in WINDOWS it is easy to locate words or phrases and to print selected passages. This text has been read and checked many times.
