The Text of the New Testament: From Manuscript to Modern Edition

by J. Harold Greenlee

Overview

The Text of the New Testament is a brief introduction for the lay person into the process whereby the New Testament came to be. It describes the basics of ancient writing tools, manuscripts, the work of scribes, and how to think about differences in what the various manuscripts say. This is a revised and expanded edition with a completely new chapter on how contemporary English translations fit in with our understanding of the New Testament text. Geared to the lay person who is uninformed or confused about textual criticism, Greenlee begins this volume by explaining the production of ancient manuscripts. He then traces the history of the development of the New Testament text. Readers are next introduced to the basic principles of textual criticism, the concept of variant readings, and how to determine which variant has the greatest likelihood of being the original reading. To illustrate the basic principles, several sample New Testament texts are examined. The book concludes by putting textual criticism in perspective as involving only a minute portion of the entire New Testament text, the bulk of which is indisputably attested by the manuscripts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441241757
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/01/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

J. Harold Greenlee (1918-2015) was a professor of New Testament Greek, a missionary with OMS International, and an International Translation Consultant with Wycliffe Bible Translators. He is the author of Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism and A Concise Exegetical Grammar of New Testament Greek.
J. Harold Greenlee (1918-2015) was a professor of New Testament Greek, a missionary with OMS International, and an International Translation Consultant with Wycliffe Bible Translators. He is the author of Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism, The Text of the New Testament, and A Concise Exegetical Grammar of New Testament Greek.

Table of Contents

Preface1.What Ancient Books Looked Like2.How Ancient Manuscripts Were Written3.The Ancient Records of the Greek New Testament4.The New Testament Through the Centuries5.The New Testament Meets the Printing Press6.More Manuscripts, and What They Revealed7.Determining the Correct Reading8.Looking at Some New Testament Variants9.The New Testament Text and Modern Translations10.What Shall We Say to These Things? BibliographySubject-Name IndexScripture Reference Index