Text of the New Testament, The: From Manuscript to Modern Edition - Couverture souple

Greenlee, J. Harold

 
9780801046452: Text of the New Testament, The: From Manuscript to Modern Edition
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ISBN 10 : 0801046459 ISBN 13 : 9780801046452
Editeur : Baker Academic, 2008

Synopsis

The Text of the New Testament is a brief introduction for the lay person into the process whereby the New Testament came to be. It describes the basics of ancient writing tools, manuscripts, the work of scribes, and how to think about differences in what the various manuscripts say. This is a revised and expanded edition with a completely new chapter on how contemporary English translations fit in with our understanding of the New Testament text. Geared to the lay person who is uninformed or confused about textual criticism, Greenlee begins this volume by explaining the production of ancient manuscripts. He then traces the history of the development of the New Testament text. Readers are next introduced to the basic principles of textual criticism, the concept of variant readings, and how to determine which variant has the greatest likelihood of being the original reading. To illustrate the basic principles, several sample New Testament texts are examined. The book concludes by putting textual criticism in perspective as involving only a minute portion of the entire New Testament text, the bulk of which is indisputably attested by the manuscripts.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Text of the New Testament is a brief introduction for the lay person into the process whereby the New Testament came to be. It describes the basics of ancient writing tools, manuscripts, the work of scribes, and how to think about differences in what the various manuscripts say. This is a revised and expanded edition with a completely new chapter on how contemporary English translations fit in with our understanding of the New Testament text. Geared to the lay person who is uninformed or confused about textual criticism, Greenlee begins this volume by explaining the production of ancient manuscripts. He then traces the history of the development of the New Testament text. Readers are next introduced to the basic principles of textual criticism, the concept of variant readings, and how to determine which variant has the greatest likelihood of being the original reading. To illustrate the basic principles, several sample New Testament texts are examined. The book concludes by putting textual criticism in perspective as involving only a minute portion of the entire New Testament text, the bulk of which is indisputably attested by the manuscripts.

Biographie de l'auteur

Prior to his retirement, J. Harold Greenlee was professor of New Testament Greek, a missionary with O.M.S. International, and an International Translation Consultant with Wycliffe Bible Translators. He is also the author of Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism and A Concise Exegetical Grammar of New Testament Greek.

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Éditeur
Baker Academic
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801046459
ISBN 13 
9780801046452
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1598562401 ISBN 13 :  9781598562408
Editeur : Hendrickson Publishers Inc, 2008
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