The textual transmission of the New Testament : manuscripts, variants, and authority / Juan Chapa ; translated by Juan Hernandez, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chapa, Juan, author.

Contributor:

Hernández, Juan, Jr., 1968- translator.

Series:

Text-critical studies ; v. 16.

Text-critical studies ; number 16

Standardized Title:

Transmision textual del Nuevo Testamento. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, Textual.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament--Evidences, authority, etc.

Physical Description:

xvi, 232 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : SBL Press, [2025]

Summary:

"...Juan Chapa offers nuanced discussions of many topics that currently occupy the field of textual criticism, including debates over the dating of New Testament papyri, the preference for the codex, the liturgical use of texts, the presence of nomina sacra, textual variants, the establishment of the New Testament text, problems with the term original, and the challenge of textual fluidity. His unique approach illustrates how a Catholic perspective, the rule of faith, and the Latin textual tradition can inform our understanding of the origin, preservation, and authority of the New Testament text. Chapa's work contributes a distinctively Catholic voice to the largely Protestant chorus that has dominated the field, thus filling a lacuna in contemporary text-critical conversations." -- Publisher, page four of cover.

Contents:

Introduction

The witnesses

Variants that matter

Critical concern to establish the text

Variants, the living text, and textual fluidity

Translations as living text

Early Christian book production and canon

The question of the authoritative text

Conclusion: the text in the church.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-220) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781628377811

162837781X

9781628377828

1628377828

OCLC:

1545059174