The Influence of the Apocrypha on Manuscripts of the New Testament

This article asks if we can find traces of apocryphal material in the NT manuscript tradition. There are two unambiguous references to the Acts of Paul and Thecla in manuscripts of the Pastoral Epistles. Elsewhere, whenever there are links between a variant form in the NT manuscript and an apocrypha...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elliott, J. K. 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Brepols 1997
In: Apocrypha
Year: 1997, Volume: 8, Pages: 265-272
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Description
Summary:This article asks if we can find traces of apocryphal material in the NT manuscript tradition. There are two unambiguous references to the Acts of Paul and Thecla in manuscripts of the Pastoral Epistles. Elsewhere, whenever there are links between a variant form in the NT manuscript and an apocryphal parallel, it is more likely that the direction of influence is away from the NT towards the apocryphal text than vice versa. Various examples are given and discussed.
Contains:Enthalten in: Apocrypha
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1484/J.APOCRA.2.300956