Editio Octava Critica Maior of the Greek New Testament
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The Editio Octava Critica Maior of the Greek New Testament is Constantin von Tischendorf’s monumental eighth critical edition of the Greek New Testament, renowned for its extensive use of ancient manuscripts and its foundational role in modern textual criticism.
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Target entity: Editio Octava Critica Maior of the Greek New Testament Context triple: [Constantin von Tischendorf, notableWork, Editio Octava Critica Maior of the Greek New Testament]
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Robinson–Pierpont Byzantine Greek New Testament editions
The Robinson–Pierpont Byzantine Greek New Testament editions are critical editions of the Greek New Testament that present a standardized form of the Byzantine text, emphasizing the majority-text tradition in textual criticism.
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A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament
A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament is Bruce M. Metzger’s influential scholarly work that explains significant textual variants in the New Testament and the reasoning behind their evaluation in modern critical editions.
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Erasmus’s Greek New Testament editions
Erasmus’s Greek New Testament editions are early 16th-century critical printed texts of the New Testament in Greek that profoundly shaped subsequent Bible translations and the development of modern biblical scholarship.
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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.
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece is a critically edited scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used as a standard reference in biblical studies and modern Bible translations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Editio Octava Critica Maior of the Greek New Testament Target entity description: The Editio Octava Critica Maior of the Greek New Testament is Constantin von Tischendorf’s monumental eighth critical edition of the Greek New Testament, renowned for its extensive use of ancient manuscripts and its foundational role in modern textual criticism.
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A.
Robinson–Pierpont Byzantine Greek New Testament editions
The Robinson–Pierpont Byzantine Greek New Testament editions are critical editions of the Greek New Testament that present a standardized form of the Byzantine text, emphasizing the majority-text tradition in textual criticism.
-
B.
A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament
A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament is Bruce M. Metzger’s influential scholarly work that explains significant textual variants in the New Testament and the reasoning behind their evaluation in modern critical editions.
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C.
Erasmus’s Greek New Testament editions
Erasmus’s Greek New Testament editions are early 16th-century critical printed texts of the New Testament in Greek that profoundly shaped subsequent Bible translations and the development of modern biblical scholarship.
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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.
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece is a critically edited scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used as a standard reference in biblical studies and modern Bible translations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical text edition
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critical edition of the Greek New Testament ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| aim | to reconstruct the earliest attainable Greek text of the New Testament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tischendorf Editio Octava Critica Maior
NERFINISHED
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Tischendorf’s eighth edition of the Greek New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Constantin von Tischendorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | ancient Greek New Testament manuscripts ⓘ |
| contributor | Constantin von Tischendorf’s collations of manuscripts ⓘ |
| discipline |
biblical studies
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philology ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| field | New Testament textual criticism ⓘ |
| focusesOn | textual variants in the Greek New Testament ⓘ |
| genre | critical edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Greek New Testament text
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apparatus of variant readings ⓘ scholarly prolegomena ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major milestone in the development of modern critical editions of the New Testament ⓘ |
| impact | standard reference for textual critics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nestle–Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
NERFINISHED
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United Bible Societies Greek New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ later critical editions of the Greek New Testament ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
biblical translators
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scholars of the New Testament ⓘ textual critics ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparison of manuscript families
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evaluation of internal and external evidence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use of ancient manuscripts
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foundational role in modern New Testament textual criticism ⓘ |
| partOf | Tischendorf’s editions of the Greek New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
earlier Tischendorf editions of the Greek New Testament
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later critical editions by other editors ⓘ |
| scholarlyTradition | 19th-century German biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| subject | Greek New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfText | eclectic text ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic research on the Greek New Testament
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comparative analysis with later critical editions ⓘ historical studies of the New Testament text ⓘ |
| uses | critical apparatus ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Codex Sinaiticus
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Codex Vaticanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek New Testament minuscules ⓘ ancient versions of the New Testament ⓘ other major uncial manuscripts ⓘ patristic citations ⓘ |
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