![]() Let us now suppose, as it is very natural to do, that the same librarius who was employed to make this copy, made copies likewise for opulent individuals and other churches-and there was no original at all, or there were perhaps ten or more of which none could claim superiority. others employed secretaries, but Hug views the closing salutation, written in the author's own hand, as “sufficient to give them the value of originals.” Then, referring to the further role that scribes and correctors must have played after such a Christian writing had been dictated by its author, he says: Hug laments the loss of all the original manuscripts of the New Testament writings “so important to the church” and wonders: “How shall we explain this singular fact?” Next, he observes that Paul and. Wright’s scholarship on Christian origins in a new, accessible volume. One hundred and ninety-one years ago, in 1808, Johann Leonhard Hug's Introduction to the New Testament carried statements that, in part, may strike textual critics as being far ahead of their time. Think like a first-century Christian and read the New Testament responsibly for today. The textual criticism is an art as well as a science and demands that each set of variants be evaluated in the light of the fullest consideration of both external evidence and internal probabilities, in order to establish the age, the type and the theological importance of it. Results drawn from textual studies bear important consequences for interpreting the New Testament and cannot be ignored by serious students of Scripture. His attitude toward the Scripture is also determined by the time, place and religious community from which the document derives. The textual scholar, who is working from within the Christian tradition, must be, in a certain sense, not only a textual critic but a church historian, a historian of Christian thought and a theologian as well. Therefore, the main task of the textual critic is to choose that reading which is most likely to be the autograph or most primitive form. In spite the fact that the text of the New Testament contains more variants than that of any other body of ancient literature, we don't have today a document of the original manuscripts. The text of the New Testament in contemporary research: essays on the status quaestionis a volume in honor of Bruce M.The textual criticism of the New Testament is based on the so-called 'standard text' of the critical editions, including the most important witnesses. The text of the New Testament: its transmission, corruption, and restoration by: Metzger, Bruce Manning 1914-2007 Published: (2005) The text of the New Testament in contemporary research: essays on the Status Quaestionis Published: (2013) New studies in textual interplay Published: (2021) Kilpatrick by: Kilpatrick, George Dunbar 1910-1989 Published: (1990) The principles and practice of New Testament textual criticism: collected essays of G. I am pleased to see that the new edition refines the goal of textual criticism in light of our current understanding of textual composition and transmission in antiquity. The textual history of the Greek New Testament: changing views in contemporary research Published: (2011) His collaboration with Tully in this new edition ensures that the volume will continue to be useful as an entrée into the bewildering world of Old Testament textual criticism. ![]() Myths and mistakes in New Testament textual criticism Published: (2019) New Testament textual criticism, exegesis and early church history: a discussion of methods Published: (1994)Ī critical examination of the coherence-based genealogical method in New Testament textual criticism by: Gurry, Peter J. ![]() Textual criticism and the New Testament text: theory, practice, and editorial technique by: Güting, Eberhard 1934- Published: (2020) A renewed interest in textual criticism has created an unfortunate proliferation of myths, mistakes, and misinformation about this technical area of. Studies in the theory and method of New Testament textual criticism Published: (1993) Rethinking New Testament textual criticism Published: (2002) Studies in methodology in textual criticism of the New Testament by: Colwell, Ernest Cadman 1901-1974 Published: (1969) Numerous variations in the manuscripts of the New Testament mean that differences occur in printed editions of the Greek and consequently in the way scholars. New Testament textual criticism: the application of thoroughgoing principles essays on manuscripts and textual variation by: Elliott, J. Such editions of the Greek New Testament as those of Erasmus (1516) and Robert tienne (Stephanus, 1551) were based on the available manuscripts which happened. Studies in the textual criticism of the New Testament by: Ehrman, Bart D. Published: (2015)Īn introduction to New Testament textual criticism by: Vaganay, Léon Published: (1991) Essays and studies in New Testament textual criticism by: Elliott, James Keith Published: (2015)įundamentals of New Testament Textual Criticism by: Porter, Stanley E.
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