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This lesson examines the role of the Early Church Fathers in the preservation and transmission of the New Testament text, focusing on their citations and textual preferences. It explores the development of the Byzantine and Alexandrian text-types, evaluating their patristic support and historical significance. While modern scholarship tends to favour Alexandrian readings, patristic evidence indicates that Byzantine readings were present much earlier than often assumed. By analysing key figures such as John Chrysostom, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen, this lesson highlights the importance of a balanced approach to textual criticism, integrating both manuscript evidence and patristic testimony to reconstruct the earliest form of the New Testament.