New Testament Textual Criticism

New Testament Textual Criticism

Author: David Alan Black

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 1994-04

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 0801010748

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A concise companion to Ellis Brotzman's Old Testament Textual Criticism. Introduces students to the process of comparing Greek texts and seeking the original wording.


Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism

Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism

Author: Elijah Hixson

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0830866698

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A renewed interest in textual criticism has created an unfortunate proliferation of myths, mistakes, and misinformation about this technical area of biblical studies. Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry, along with a team of New Testament textual critics, offer up-to-date, accurate information on the history and current state of the New Testament text that will serve apologists and offer a self-corrective to evangelical excesses.


Rethinking New Testament Textual Criticism

Rethinking New Testament Textual Criticism

Author: David Alan Black

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2002-10-01

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1441206078

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New Testament textual criticism is an important but often overlooked field of study. Results drawn from textual studies bear important consequences for interpreting the New Testament and cannot be ignored by serious students of Scripture. This book introduces current issues in New Testament textual criticism and surveys the various methods used to determine the original text among variant readings. These essays from Eldon Jay Epp, Michael Holmes, J. K. Elliott, Maurice Robinson, and Moisés Silva provide readers with an excellent introduction to the field of New Testament textual criticism.


Textual Criticism of the Bible

Textual Criticism of the Bible

Author: Amy Anderson

Publisher: Lexham Press

Published: 2018-10-10

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1577997042

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Textual Criticism of the Bible provides a starting point for the study of both Old and New Testament textual criticism. In this book, you will be introduced to the world of biblical manuscripts and learn how scholars analyze and evaluate all of that textual data to bring us copies of the Bible in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek that can be used for translating the Bible into modern languages. Textual Criticism of the Bible surveys the field, explains technical terminology, and demonstrates in numerous examples how various textual questions are evaluated. Complicated concepts are clearly explained and illustrated to prepare readers for further study with either more advanced texts on textual criticism or scholarly commentaries with detailed discussions of textual issues. You may not become a textual critic after reading this book, but you will be well prepared to make use of a wide variety of text--critical resources.


Old Testament Textual Criticism

Old Testament Textual Criticism

Author: Ellis R. Brotzman

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2016-07-19

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 149340475X

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A Readable, Updated Introduction to Textual Criticism This accessibly written, practical introduction to Old Testament textual criticism helps students understand the discipline and begin thinking through complex issues for themselves. The authors combine proven expertise in the classroom with cutting-edge work in Hebrew textual studies. This successful classic (nearly 25,000 copies sold) has been thoroughly expanded and updated to account for the many changes in the field over the past twenty years. It includes examples, illustrations, an updated bibliography, and a textual commentary on the book of Ruth.


A New Approach to Textual Criticism

A New Approach to Textual Criticism

Author: Tommy Wasserman

Publisher: SBL Press

Published: 2017-11-17

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 0884142663

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An essential introduction for scholars and students of New Testament Greek With the publication of the widely used 28th edition of Nestle-Aland’s Novum Testamentum Graece and the 5th edition of the United Bible Society Greek New Testament, a computer-assisted method known as the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (CBGM) was used for the first time to determine the most valuable witnesses and establish the initial text. This book offers the first full-length, student-friendly introduction to this important new method. After setting out the method’s history, separate chapters clarify its key concepts, including genealogical coherence, textual flow diagrams, and the global stemma. Examples from across the New Testament are used to show how the method works in practice. The result is an essential introduction that will be of interest to students, translators, commentators, and anyone else who studies the Greek New Testament. Features A clear explanation of how and why the text of the Greek New Testament is changing Step-by-step guidance on how to use the CBGM in textual criticism Diagrams, illustrations, and glossary of key terms


Fundamentals of New Testament Textual Criticism

Fundamentals of New Testament Textual Criticism

Author: Stanley E. Porter

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Published: 2015-04-13

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780802872241

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This book provides a student-level overview of the foundational elements necessary to grasp textual criticism of the New Testament, also addressing such issues as canonical formation and translation theory. Stanley Porter and Andrew Pitts cover a range of topics related to New Testament textual criticism, including appropriate definitions, the canon, the manuscripts of the New Testament, and the best methodologies for determining the original reading when manuscripts disagree. They also provide a history of the various editions of the New Testament with a how-to guide for using and understanding them. The end of each chapter includes a list of key vocabulary and a select bibliography, making this text especially useful for teachers and students. An appendix introduces students to the tools of textual criticism and invites discussion on how they might use textual criticism in a future classroom or ministry setting.


An Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism

An Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism

Author: Léon Vaganay

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1991-11-14

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780521424936

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This book comprises a general survey of the study of New Testament manuscripts, and outlines for students of the New Testament the basic tools and skills involved in studying those manuscripts. The present edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of Leon Vaganay's Initiation á la critique du Nouveau Testament, published in 1933, and each section of that original work has been brought up to date in light of the latest research in the field. In its aim to provide a solid foundation to study of New Testament textual criticism, this comprehensive survey will be of great value to those who are looking for basic information about the subject; while the documentary information it contains about the extant manuscripts, and its original theoretical sections, will ensure that the book has much of value to offer the more advanced student of the New Testament.


The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies

The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies

Author: J. W. Rogerson

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2006-03-17

Total Pages: 915

ISBN-13: 0191568996

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The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Biblical studies is a highly technical and diverse field. Study of the Bible demands expertise in fields ranging from Archaeology, Egyptology, Assyriology, and Linguistics through textual, historical, and sociological studies to Literary Theory, Feminism, Philosophy, and Theology, to name only some. This authoritative and compelling guide to the discipline will, therefore, be an invaluable reference work for all students and academics who want to explore more fully essential topics in Biblical studies.