Method in Establishing the Nature of Text-Types of New Testament Manuscripts

1969 ◽  
pp. 45-55
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Text Types

The Significance of Grouping of New Testament Manusripts

1958 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. Colwell
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Text Types

New Testament manuscripts have been grouped by scholars into ‘Texts’ like Hort's Neutral, Western, Alexandrian, and Syrian. They have been grouped in ‘Families’ like Family I and Family Π, and into ‘Text-types’ and subgroups of types—as in the work of von Soden. The question as to the significance of these groupings of New Testament manuscripts can be answered by taking either of two sharply opposed positions. The first regards these groupings as of paramount importance; the second sees no importance in them. Both these positions have been taken by a number of scholars in modern study of New Testament manuscripts. A third mediating position is possible, and it is the purpose of this paper to urge that it be taken and to point out its implications for specific procedures in future study of New Testament manuscripts.

Codex Sinaiticus in the Gospel of John: A Contribution to Methodology in establishing textual relationships

1968 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon D. Fee
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Gospel Of John ◽  
Text Type ◽  
Textual Relationships ◽  
Textual History ◽  
Text Types ◽  
Important Study ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
History Of ◽  
Codex Sinaiticus

In his important study on the origin of text-types, Ernest C. Colwell concludes with ten suggestions for further investigation and criticism. The ninth of these suggestions reads: ‘The textual history of the New Testament differs from corpus to corpus, and even from book to book; therefore the witnesses have to be regrouped in each new section.’ A corollary to this suggestion is the fact that certain manuscripts also differ from book to book—and even within books—as to the type of text they represent. Codex W, which makes a distinct change from a Neutral to a Byzantine type of text at Luke viii. 12 and is Western in Mark i. I–V. 30, is an example of this kind of ‘divided’ MS. Therefore, in the latest manuals text-type groupings which both regroup from corpus to corpus and recognize the ‘divided’ nature of certain MSS, appear as a matter of course.

scholarly journals A research proposal for a new commentary on John

2000 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Landon
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Gospel Of John ◽  
Research Proposal ◽  
Text Types ◽  
Greek New Testament

The author offers a research proposal for a new commentary on the Gospel of John, provisionally entitled An Internal Textual Commentary on John, Part I: A Commentary on the Apparatus to NA27; Part J/: A Selective Commentary on the Apparatus to Tischendorf and Elliott & Parker. In the proposal, he responds to criticism of his previous work on Jude offered by Peter Head in Novum Testamentum 61(2) 181-185. The proposed work on John will not exemplify thorough-going eclecticism in practice, but will instead measure (1) the internal strength of three major text-types, and (2) the internal strength of two editions of the Greek New Testament, NA27 and Westcott & Hort (1881).

scholarly journals De ballingschap van de Byzantijnse tekst

1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Van Bruggen
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
The Other ◽  
Original Text ◽  
Ancient Text ◽  
Text Type ◽  
Text Types ◽  
The New Testament

For more than a century the Byzantine Text-type has been in exile. Mean­while, endeavours to re-establish the original text of the New Testament have not succeeded. The question thus arises whether it is necessary to keep the banished text silent forever. This article describes the revival of a plea for listening also to the Byzantine Text-type in restoring the ancient text. Arguments against this text in exile are evaluated. Two points in favour of the banished text are introduced: 1. Its readings are nearly always supported by one or more of the other text-types: why should the accom­plices go scot-free? 2. Its readings have more than once the flavour of authenticity: why should we leave innocent readings in exile?

scholarly journals Westerse teks, Alexandrynse teks en die oorspronklike teks van die Nuwe Testament: Is daar ’n oplossing vir die probleem?

1991 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Petzer
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Textual Criticism ◽  
Original Text ◽  
Text Types ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
History Of

Western text, Alexandrian text and the original text of the New Testament - is there a solution to the problem? This article discusses the debate concerning the problems of the so-called Western text in New Testament textual criticism. Traditional views, such as those of Westcott & Hort, Ropes, Metzger, Blass, Clark, and Boismard & Lamouille, all work with the notion of early local text-types. Because of this none of these ap proaches seems able to solve the problem. In contrast, a fresh approach to the history of the text in general and this problem in particular is developing in Munster. This approach describes the earliest history of the text in terms of ‘qualitative’ text-types and might therefore have the potential to solve the riddle of the Western text.

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