Eminent modern biblical scholar Bruce Metzger's book has been the seminal study of the manuscript tradition and transmission of the New Testament text for nearly half a century. This edition, revised and expanded, prepared in collaboration with the famous American theologian Bart D. Ehrman, highlights the latest developments in the field of New Testament textual criticism. It briefly describes long-known and newly discovered manuscripts, provides theoretical justification and practical examples of textual analysis of discrepancies in these manuscripts. The authors refer to more than 300 books and articles dealing with Greek manuscripts, early translations, and scholarship on the sources of the New Testament text, examine various textual issues, and provide an objective assessment of several textual schools of thought.