New Testament Greek tradition
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The New Testament Greek tradition refers to the body of early Christian writings, linguistic forms, and manuscript practices in Koine Greek that shaped the composition, transmission, and interpretation of the New Testament.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Greek New Testament | 1 |
| New Testament Greek | 1 |
| New Testament Greek tradition canonical | 1 |
| New Testament texts (Koine Greek) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New Testament Greek tradition Context triple: [Saint Timothy, languageContext, New Testament Greek tradition]
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A.
New Testament scholarship
New Testament scholarship is the academic field that critically investigates the origins, composition, historical context, and theology of the writings of the Christian New Testament.
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B.
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament is John Wesley’s influential 18th-century biblical commentary that provides practical, devotional, and theological insights on the New Testament text.
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C.
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum is a major scholarly commentary on the New Testament by Reformation theologian Theodore Beza, offering extensive exegetical and textual notes.
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D.
United Bible Societies Greek New Testament
The United Bible Societies Greek New Testament is a critically edited scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used as a standard base text for modern Bible translations and academic study.
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E.
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is a traditional printed Greek New Testament text compiled in the 16th century that became the primary basis for many early Protestant Bible translations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Testament Greek tradition Target entity description: The New Testament Greek tradition refers to the body of early Christian writings, linguistic forms, and manuscript practices in Koine Greek that shaped the composition, transmission, and interpretation of the New Testament.
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A.
New Testament scholarship
New Testament scholarship is the academic field that critically investigates the origins, composition, historical context, and theology of the writings of the Christian New Testament.
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B.
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament is John Wesley’s influential 18th-century biblical commentary that provides practical, devotional, and theological insights on the New Testament text.
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C.
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum is a major scholarly commentary on the New Testament by Reformation theologian Theodore Beza, offering extensive exegetical and textual notes.
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D.
United Bible Societies Greek New Testament
The United Bible Societies Greek New Testament is a critically edited scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used as a standard base text for modern Bible translations and academic study.
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E.
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is a traditional printed Greek New Testament text compiled in the 16th century that became the primary basis for many early Protestant Bible translations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian tradition
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linguistic tradition ⓘ textual tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Testament ⓘ |
| centralTo |
early Christian liturgy
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early Christian theology ⓘ formation of Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Attic Greek
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surface form:
Attic Greek tradition
Classical Greek tradition ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
Hellenistic period
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Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| geographicallyAssociatedWith |
Asia Minor
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Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
composition of New Testament texts
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interpretation of New Testament texts ⓘ transmission of New Testament texts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Christian technical terminology
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Hellenistic vocabulary ⓘ Semitic syntactic influence ⓘ development of Christological titles ⓘ specialized ecclesiastical vocabulary ⓘ use of Septuagint quotations ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| includesCorpus |
Acts of the Apostles
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Book of Revelation ⓘ Catholic Epistles ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic epistles
Gospels ⓘ Pauline Epistles ⓘ
surface form:
Pauline epistles
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| includesPractice |
continuous script (scriptio continua)
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lectionary markings ⓘ marginal scholia ⓘ nomina sacra ⓘ textual variants ⓘ use of minuscule script ⓘ use of papyrus manuscripts ⓘ use of parchment manuscripts ⓘ use of uncial script ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jewish Greek linguistic features
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Semitic languages ⓘ Septuagint ⓘ
surface form:
Septuagint Greek
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| studiedInDiscipline |
New Testament exegesis
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New Testament textual criticism ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century CE
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2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| transmittedBy |
Greek manuscripts
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early Christian scribes ⓘ |
| usesDialect | Koine Greek ⓘ |
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Subject: New Testament Greek tradition Description of subject: The New Testament Greek tradition refers to the body of early Christian writings, linguistic forms, and manuscript practices in Koine Greek that shaped the composition, transmission, and interpretation of the New Testament.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Greek New Testament
this entity surface form:
New Testament texts (Koine Greek)
Remarks on the Uses of the Definitive Article in the Greek Text of the New Testament
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New Testament Greek tradition
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this entity surface form:
New Testament Greek