The Number of Variants in the Greek New Testament: A Proposed Estimate
Since the publication of John Mill's Greek New Testament in 1707, scholars have shown repeated interest in the number of textual variants in our extant witnesses. Past estimates, however, have failed to tell who estimated, how the estimate was derived, or even what was being estimated. This stu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2016]
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New Testament studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-121 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Testament
/ Textual criticism
/ Text variant
/ Number
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Textual Criticism
B transmission of the New Testament B number of variants |
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| Summary: | Since the publication of John Mill's Greek New Testament in 1707, scholars have shown repeated interest in the number of textual variants in our extant witnesses. Past estimates, however, have failed to tell who estimated, how the estimate was derived, or even what was being estimated. This study addresses all three problems and so offers an up-to-date estimate based on the most extensive collation data available. The result is a higher number than almost all previous estimates. Proper use shows that the number reflects the frequency with which scribes copied more than their infidelity in doing so. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "Quantifying New Testament Textual Variants (2018)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688515000314 |