An Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism

This book presents a general survey of the study of New Testament manuscripts, in a non-technical fashion.

Lion Vaganay (Author), Christian-Bernard Amphoux (Author), Jenny Heimerdinger (Translated by), Keith Elliott (Foreword by)

9780521364331, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 November 1991

252 pages, 4 b/w illus. 1 table
22.4 x 14.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 kg

"On the whole, the discussion is concise, informative, and enlightening....a must read for anyone interseted in the NT text." Bart D. Ehrman, Religious Studies Review

This book comprises a general survey of the study of New Testament manuscripts, and outlines for students of the New Testament the basic tools and skills involved in studying those manuscripts. The present edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of Leon Vaganay's Initiation á la critique du Nouveau Testament, published in 1933, and each section of that original work has been brought up to date in light of the latest research in the field. In its aim to provide a solid foundation to study of New Testament textual criticism, this comprehensive survey will be of great value to those who are looking for basic information about the subject; while the documentary information it contains about the extant manuscripts, and its original theoretical sections, will ensure that the book has much of value to offer the more advanced student of the New Testament.

Foreword to the English translation Keith Elliott
Translator's preface
Foreword to the first French edition
Preface to the second French edition
Introduction
1. The sources of textual criticism
2. The method of textual criticism
3. The history of the written text
4. The history and the future of the printed text
Bibliography
Index of names and subjects
Index of authors.

Subject Areas: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]