situation where, by 1450–1500, Greek biblical manuscripts were spread all over the world. With the onset of the Renaissance, many scholars became interested in what the manuscripts had to say. Desiderius Erasmus was the most outstanding example of the enlightenment scholars who began to delve into the glory and wisdom of the classic Roman and Greek civilizations. (Almost every fact about Erasmus is debatable and controversial. It seems that whatever one writes, there are those that are glad to give