Szövegkritika
Szövegkritika, meaning textual criticism in Hungarian, is a scholarly discipline concerned with the identification and elimination of errors in ancient texts. It is a method of investigating the history of a text's transmission, aiming to reconstruct the earliest possible version of the original work. This process involves comparing multiple surviving manuscripts of a text, noting variations between them, and then applying principles to determine which readings are most likely to be original.
The primary goal of szövegkritika is to establish a reliable text that accurately reflects the author's intent.
Szövegkritika is applied to a wide range of ancient literature, including religious texts, classical literature, and