A critical examination of the coherence-based genealogical method in New Testament textual criticism / by Peter J. Gurry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gurry, Peter J., author.

Series:

New Testament tools, studies and documents ; v. 55.

New Testament tools, studies, and documents, 0077-8842 ; volume 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, Textual.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament--Hermeneutics.

Bible. New Testament.

Hermeneutics.

Criticism, Textual.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiv, 254 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Coherence-based genealogical method in New Testament textual criticism

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2017]

Summary:

"This study offers the first sustained examination of the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (CBGM), a computerized method being used to edit the most widely-used editions of the Greek New Testament. Part one addresses the CBGM's history and reception before providing a fresh statement of its principles and procedures. Parts two and three consider the method's ability to recover the initial text and to delineate its history. A new portion of the global stemma is presented for the first time and important conclusions are drawn about the nature of the initial text, scribal habits, and the origins of the Byzantine text. A final chapter suggests improvements and highlights limitations. Overall, the CBGM is positively assessed but not without important criticisms and cautions."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction. 1. Rationale ; 2. Scope ; 3. A Note on Terms and Percentages ; 4. Preview of the Argument

The History and Reception of the CBGM. 1. History of the CBGM ; 2. Reception of the CBGM ; 3. Conclusion

The CBGM in Theory and Practice. 1. Understanding the CBGM ; 2. Applying the CBGM to the Catholic Epistles ; 3. Conclusion

Recovering the Initial Text. 1. Defining the Initial Text ; 2. The CBGM as a Meta-Method ; 3. Using Coherence to Detect Coincidental Agreement ; 4. Conclusion

Scribal Tendencies in James. 1 .Method ; 2. Results ; 3. Methodological Reflections ; 4. Conclusion

A Historical Test: The Harklean Group in the CBGM. 1. The CBGM and Historical Reconstruction ; 2. The Harklean Group and the Byzantine Text ; 3. Implications ; 4. Conclusion

The Selection of Variants in the CBGM. 1. Previous Study ; 2. The CBGM's Basic Principle ; 3. Specific Cases ; 4. Conclusion

Limitations and Improvements. 1. Limitations ; 2. Suggested Improvements ; 3. Conclusion

Summary and Conclusion

Appendix A: Changes in NA/UBS/ECM

Appendix B: Harklean Readings in 1 John

Appendix C: Orthographica in James.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Gurry, Peter J., author. Critical examination of the coherence-based genealogical method in New Testament textual criticism

ISBN:

9789004354319

900435431X

OCLC:

994638612