The introduction to the HRV is almost a book in itself. This introduction is an expansion of the introduction to the HRV New Testament. The introduction documents the Hebrew and Aramaic origin of the “New Testament” books, explains the Hebrew and Aramaic source texts and where they are located today. The introduction also documents the original manuscript order of the “New Testament” books. The HRV introduction also explains the various witnesses to the text of the Tanak (“Old Testament”) including the Masoretic Text, the Samaritan Pentateuch, Dead Sea Scrolls, Peshitta Aramaic Tanak, Aramaic Targums and Greek LXX. The introduction also documents the Massorah (marginal notes to the Masoretic Text manuscripts) which indicate scribal revisions in the text such as 134 places where these marginal notes indicate the scribes revised YHWH to ADONAI.