Johann Jakob Wettstein's Principles for New Testament textual criticism : a fight for scholarly freedom / by Silvia Castelli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castelli, Silvia, 1973- author.

Series:

New Testament tools, studies and documents ; v. 62.

New Testament tools, studies and documents, 0077-8842 ; volume 62

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Wettstein, Johann Jakob, 1693-1754. Animadversiones et cautiones ad examen variarum lectionum N.T. necessariae.

Wettstein, Johann Jakob.

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, Textual.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Criticism, Textual.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xii, 562 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

Language Note:

Part 1 in English, Part 2 is a facing page translation with Latin on the versos and English on the rectos..

Summary:

"In Johann Jakob Wettstein's Principles for New Testament Textual Criticism Silvia Castelli investigates the genesis, development, and legacy of Wettstein's criteria for evaluating New Testament variant readings. Wettstein's guidelines, the Animadversiones et cautiones, are the first well-organized essay on New Testament text-critical methodology, first published in the Prolegomena to his New Testament in 1730 and republished with some changes in 1752. In his essay, Wettstein presents a new text-critical method based on the manuscripts' evidence and on the critic's judgment. Moving away from the authority invested in established printed editions, Wettstein's methodology thus effectively promotes and enhances intellectual freedom. The second part of this volume offers a critical text and an annotated English translation of Wettstein's text-critical principles"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1. Genesis, development, and legacy of Wettstein's Animadversiones

Introduction

The development of new text-critical rules in the early eighteenth century: From Clericus's Ars critica to Bengel's Prodromus

The two editions of Wettstein's text-criticial principles

Wettstein's contribution to text-critical methodology

The textual critic at work: Between theory and practice

Reception and legacy of Wettstein's principles

Summary and conclusions

Desiderata

Appendix: Manuscripts personally inspected by Wettstein by 1730

Part 2. Edition and translation of Wettstein's Animadversiones

Introduction: Editing the text of Prolegomena 1730

Conspectus Siglorum

Animadversiones et cautiones ad examen variarum lectionum N. T. necessariae.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contains:

Wettstein, Johann Jakob, 1693-1754. Animadversiones et cautiones ad examen variarum lectionum N.T. necessariae.

Wettstein, Johann Jakob, 1693-1754. Animadversiones et cautiones ad examen variarum lectionum N.T. necessariae. English.

Other Format:

Online version: Castelli, Silvia, Johann Jakob Wettstein's Principles for New Testament textual criticism

ISBN:

9789004435636

9004435638

OCLC:

1154948212