for all intents and purposes, the earliest text that we can establish, at least for those portions where there is no textual variation. There is little point in disputing that we have the original text when the vast majority of the textual evidence points in the same direction—at least for 90 percent (or more) of the text. This does not mean that it is not pertinent to try to ascertain the original text of the rest of the (less than) 10 percent that is not established, but the amount that is established