The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration
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book
non-fiction book
scholarly work
work of biblical scholarship
work on New Testament textual criticism
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration is a foundational scholarly work on New Testament textual criticism, examining how the text was copied, altered, and reconstructed over time.
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Target entity: The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration Context triple: [Bruce M. Metzger, notableWork, The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration]
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New Testament textual apparatus
The New Testament textual apparatus is a critical tool in biblical scholarship that presents and evaluates the variant readings of New Testament manuscripts to help determine the most reliable text.
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New Testament textual criticism
New Testament textual criticism is the scholarly discipline that analyzes and compares ancient manuscript variants of the New Testament to reconstruct its earliest attainable text and understand its transmission history.
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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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New Testament Greek tradition
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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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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Target entity: The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration Target entity description: The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration is a foundational scholarly work on New Testament textual criticism, examining how the text was copied, altered, and reconstructed over time.
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A.
New Testament textual apparatus
The New Testament textual apparatus is a critical tool in biblical scholarship that presents and evaluates the variant readings of New Testament manuscripts to help determine the most reliable text.
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B.
New Testament textual criticism
New Testament textual criticism is the scholarly discipline that analyzes and compares ancient manuscript variants of the New Testament to reconstruct its earliest attainable text and understand its transmission history.
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C.
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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D.
New Testament Greek tradition
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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non-fiction book ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ work of biblical scholarship ⓘ work on New Testament textual criticism ⓘ |
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explain how the New Testament text is reconstructed
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provide an overview of the history of the New Testament text ⓘ |
| audience |
interested general readers of biblical scholarship
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scholars of biblical studies ⓘ students of New Testament studies ⓘ |
| author | Bruce M. Metzger ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Bart D. Ehrman ⓘ |
| describes |
criteria for evaluating textual variants
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development of the New Testament text over time ⓘ external evidence in textual criticism ⓘ internal evidence in textual criticism ⓘ process of copying New Testament manuscripts ⓘ |
| examines |
Alexandrian text-type
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Byzantine text-type ⓘ Caesarean text-type ⓘ Western text-type ⓘ major text-types of the New Testament ⓘ |
| explains |
Textus Receptus
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critical editions of the Greek New Testament ⓘ history of printed Greek New Testament editions ⓘ principles of eclectic textual criticism ⓘ role of lectionaries in New Testament textual criticism ⓘ role of minuscule manuscripts in New Testament textual criticism ⓘ role of papyri in New Testament textual criticism ⓘ role of uncial manuscripts in New Testament textual criticism ⓘ |
| field |
biblical studies
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textual criticism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Greek New Testament manuscripts
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history of the New Testament text ⓘ intentional textual changes ⓘ manuscript tradition of the New Testament ⓘ methods of textual criticism ⓘ patristic citations of the New Testament ⓘ scribal errors ⓘ unintentional textual changes ⓘ versions and translations of the New Testament ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| regardedAs | standard introduction to New Testament textual criticism ⓘ |
| subject |
New Testament textual criticism
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textual corruption of the New Testament ⓘ textual restoration of the New Testament ⓘ textual transmission of the New Testament ⓘ |
| usedAs |
textbook in graduate programs in biblical studies
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textbook in seminaries ⓘ |
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