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Scribal habits in Greek New Testament manuscripts / Andrew W. Wilson
Van Pelt Library BS1904.5 .W557 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Andrew W., author.
- Series:
- Text-critical studies ; v.17.
- Text-critical studies ; v.17
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. New Testament--Manuscripts, Greek.
- Bible.
- Bible. New Testament--Manuscripts.
- Bible. New Testament--Criticism, Textual.
- Bible. New Testament--Greek--Criticism, Textual.
- Bible. New Testament.
- Manuscripts, Greek.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Manuscripts
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 368 pages : charts ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta : SBL Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- "Singular readings (textual variants attested in only one Greek New Testament manuscript) are considered among the least reliable of all textual variants, far more likely to be scribal changes than the words of the authorial text. In this groundbreaking study, Andrew W. Wilson revisits long-held suppositions about textual variants and how they arose through a thorough analysis of more than ten thousand readings likely to be scribal errors. Wilson takes this evidence and reevaluates previous studies of scribal habits to assess the strengths and weaknesses of various methodologies for determining what those habits were and what impact they might have had on the wording of New Testament textual transmission. Biblical scholars and students interested in the formation of biblical texts will find new possibilities for how to approach disputed wording in the New Testament. Andrew W. Wilson is an independent researcher in New Testament textual criticism. He has been a Christian minister for more than thirty years. His publications include journal articles and essays on New Testament textual criticism." -- Amazon
- Contents:
- Studies of singular readings
- Responses to studies of singular readings
- Singular readings
- The study: its objectives and methodology
- Prefer the shorter reading
- Prefer the harsher reading
- Prefer the disharmonized reading
- Prefer the harder reading
- The role of transcriptional probability
- Conclusion
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-355) and index
- ISBN:
- 9781628378054
- 1628378050
- 9781628378047
- 1628378042
- OCLC:
- 1588520867
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