The first chapters: dividing the text of scripture in Codex Vaticanus and its predecessors
'The First Chapters' uncovers the origins of the first paragraph or chapter divisions in copies of the Christian Scriptures. Its focal point is the magnificent, fourth-century Codex Vaticanus (Vat.gr. 1209; B 03), perhaps the single most significant ancient manuscript of the Bible, and the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | Charles Hill's The First Chapters: Dividing the Text of Scripture in Codex Vaticanus and Its Predecessors (2024) (Hsieh, Nelson S.)
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Codex Vaticanus
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible
Numerical division
B Manuscripts, Greek B Codex Vaticanus Lat. 3773 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | 'The First Chapters' uncovers the origins of the first paragraph or chapter divisions in copies of the Christian Scriptures. Its focal point is the magnificent, fourth-century Codex Vaticanus (Vat.gr. 1209; B 03), perhaps the single most significant ancient manuscript of the Bible, and the oldest material witness to what may be the earliest set of numbered chapter divisions of the Bible. |
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| Item Description: | This edition also issued in print: 2022. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 6, 2022) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 488 pages), illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
| ISBN: | 0191873403 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198836025.001.0001 |