rather than vice versa. (3) Prefer the reading that accords best with the author’s style and vocabulary. Words or phrases that are clearly out of harmony with an author’s writing habits or diction are generally suspect if a variant is involved. (4) Prefer the reading that best fits the context and/or the author’s theology. Here exegesis of the entire passage is crucial for the text-critical question. (5) Prefer the less harmonious reading in parallel passages. The tendency of scribes was to make