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The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon is a detailed examination of the factors that led to what Burgon perceives as alterations and corruptions in the textual transmission of the New Testament, specifically the Gospels. Published posthumously and edited by his colleague Edward Miller, the work is part of Burgon’s broader campaign against modern textual criticism and his defense of the Traditional Text, or Majority Text, which underlies the King James Version.In this book, Burgon identifies and explains various reasons why he believes the text of the Gospels became corrupted over time. He attributes these corruptions to both intentional and unintentional causes, arguing that early scribes, heretics, and overzealous editors altered the text either through doctrinal bias, carelessness, or misguided attempts to "improve" the original wording.