The More the Merrier?: Scribal Activity and Textual Plurality in the New Testament Tradition
The collection of writings known today as the New Testament has been preserved in more witnesses than any other text in antiquity. Such a multitude of witnesses has also yielded greater textual plurality, constituted by the ubiquitous presence of textual variation. The present article aims to introd...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Ed. Morcelliana
2020
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Henoch
Year: 2020, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 360-372 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Scribe
/ New Testament
/ Text history
/ Diversity
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IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Copying process
B P.Bodmer 2 B variant readings B Scribal corrections B New Testament |
Summary: | The collection of writings known today as the New Testament has been preserved in more witnesses than any other text in antiquity. Such a multitude of witnesses has also yielded greater textual plurality, constituted by the ubiquitous presence of textual variation. The present article aims to introduce the notion of textual plurality in the New Testament more generally, followed by a discussion of various means of scribal involvement in its origin as well as the subsequent scribal interaction with it. |
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ISSN: | 0393-6805 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Henoch
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