The Editio Critica Maior of the New Testament opens the way for a new understanding of the history of the Greek New Testament by:
Exhibiting the history of the Greek text through its first millennium as documented in manuscripts from the second century onward
Providing scholars engaged in the tasks of exegesis and textual criticism with all the relevant materials found in Greek manuscripts, patristic citations, and the versions
Citing evidence that includes many textually significant manuscripts that have hitherto been either slightly or completely ignored