The Name of God in the New Testament

Many early copies of the New Testament abbreviate sacred words (nomina sacra). The earliest of these abbreviations stand for "God," "Lord," "Christ," and "Jesus." Abbreviations of these words were formed by writing their first and last letters and placing a li...

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Main Author: Howard, George 1935-2018 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Biblical Archaeology Society 1978
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 1978, Volume: 4, Issue: 1
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:Many early copies of the New Testament abbreviate sacred words (nomina sacra). The earliest of these abbreviations stand for "God," "Lord," "Christ," and "Jesus." Abbreviations of these words were formed by writing their first and last letters and placing a line over them. Thus, using English to illustrate, "God" would appear as G÷D÷ and […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review