P45 and the Problem of the Seventy(-two)': A Case for the Longer Reading in Luke 10.1 and 17
At Luke 10.17, most modern critical editions incorrectly cite the wording of P45 as hebdomēkonta dyo (72) instead of hebdomēkonta (70). As this is one of the two oldest witnesses to the verse, this revision of external evidence calls for a fresh examination of the textual problem as a whole. Previou...
| Published in: | New Testament studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2017]
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New Testament studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Lukasevangelium 10,17
/ P.Beatty I
/ Bible. Lukasevangelium 10,1
/ Textual criticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Textual Criticism
B Bruce M. Metzger B Chester Beatty Papyri B Numerals |
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| Summary: | At Luke 10.17, most modern critical editions incorrectly cite the wording of P45 as hebdomēkonta dyo (72) instead of hebdomēkonta (70). As this is one of the two oldest witnesses to the verse, this revision of external evidence calls for a fresh examination of the textual problem as a whole. Previous discussions have focused almost exclusively on the perceived symbolic values of hebdomēkonta (+ dyo) to identify the ‘more Lukan’ wording, but this essay argues on the basis of new transcriptional evidence that the earlier reading is more likely hebdomēkonta dyo. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688516000394 |