(2) Prefer the reading supported in widely separated geographical areas. Other things being equal, a geographically widespread reading is more likely to be original than a reading preserved in only one locale. A reading, for example, with support from Rome, Asia Minor, Caesarea, and North Africa is more likely to be original than one supported only by Alexandrian witnesses. (3) Prefer the reading supported by the greatest number of text types. A consensus of witnesses—manuscripts, versions, and fathers