Studies On The Paratextual Features Of Early New Testament Manuscripts
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-04-24
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 900453797X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost studies of ancient New Testament manuscripts focus on individual readings and textual variants. This book, however, draws attention to, and attempts to advance, study of the textual and paratextual features of New Testament manuscripts. After defining paratext, the contributors discuss key manuscript characteristics, including headings, introductions, marginal comments, colophons, layout features such as margins, columns, spacing, and reading aids such as segmentation, paragraphos, ekthesis, coronis, and rubrication. The goal of this book is to explore how textual criticism goes beyond individual readings and includes studying the history of texts and their perceivable features.