No Longer Written

No Longer Written
Author: Ryan D. Wettlaufer
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2013-03-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004247831

This is an important time for textual criticism of the New Testament. A fundamental re-evaluation is underway of both the purpose of the discipline and the nature of the manuscripts upon which it relies. The place of the controversial method of conjectural emendation is a debate that encompasses both of these issues. In this study, Ryan Wettlaufer explores the theory and practice of the method and then, using the Epistle of James as a case study, argues that conjectural emendation is an important tool that can be used to restore readings which were once found in the original text but now are No Longer Written.

New Testament Conjectural Emendation in the Nineteenth Century: Jan Hendrik Holwerda as a Pioneer of Method

New Testament Conjectural Emendation in the Nineteenth Century: Jan Hendrik Holwerda as a Pioneer of Method
Author: Bart L.F. Kamphuis
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2018-05-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004365567

In New Testament Conjectural Emendation in the Nineteenth Century Bart L.F. Kamphuis investigates the life and work of Jan Hendrik Holwerda (1805-1886), who should be seen as the father of the Dutch Movement of Conjectural Criticism. Through a close study of his correspondence, Kamphuis reconstructs Holwerda’s remarkable scholarly biography. He then positions his text-critical theory against the views of Lachmann, Tischendorf and Tregelles. Finally, Holwerda’s corpus of New Testament conjectures is analysed by means of a newly proposed classification, while specific conjectures are discussed in the context of the history of scholarship on the passages concerned. This study not only significantly contributes to our understanding of the history of New Testament textual criticism, but also shows that several of Holwerda’s conjectures have lasting relevance.

A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, 2 Volumes

A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, 2 Volumes
Author: Frederick H. Scrivener
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 439
Release: 1997-11-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1579100716

Scrivener was a master of textual criticism. This fourth edition, completed by Edward Miller, records 3,791 manuscripts. A classic, essential for understanding the history of textual criticism.

The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research

The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research
Author: Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 896
Release: 2012-11-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004236554

The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research: Essays on the Status Quaestionis provides a thoroughly up-to-date assessment of every major aspect of New Testament textual criticism. The twenty-four essays in the volume, all written by internationally acknowledged experts in the field, cover every major aspect of the discipline, discussing the advances that have been made since the mid twentieth century. With full and informative bibliographies, these contributions will be essential reading for anyone interested in moving beyond the standard handbooks in order to see where the discipline now stands, a vade mecum for all students and text-critical scholars for a generation to come.

The Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism

The Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism
Author: Robert B. Waltz
Publisher: Robert B. Waltz
Total Pages: 1817
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This is a PDF based on the contents of a web site I’ve been working on for decades. I do not believe I will ever entirely finish it. But I wanted to make it available. Textual criticism is the process of recovering an ancient document from late and corrupt manuscript copies; New Testament Textual Criticism consists of trying to figure out what the New Testament originally said before scribes messed it up. Dedicated to Dr. Sally Amundson and Dr. Carol Elizabeth Anway and Lily. This version, from July 20, 2013, will probably be the last; the file is almost too large to edit.

Beyond What Is Written

Beyond What Is Written
Author: Jan Krans
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2006-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9047410513

Beyond What is Written examines Erasmus' and Beza's multiple editions of the New Testament and the vast body of annotations which accompany these editions. This study provides a new understanding of the many conjectures on the New Testament text proposed by these two renowned scholars as part of their New Testament projects. As a consequence, it not only elucidates their different approaches to New Testament textual criticism, but also clarifies the nature and role of conjectural emendation in sixteenth-century scholarship. As a piece of historical research, this investigation into conjectures in the work of Erasmus and Beza also contributes to the ongoing debate on the nature and task of textual criticism today. The study is an important publication for textual critics and exegetes of the New Testament, as well as for historians of the Renaissance and the Reformation.