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27 Cards in this Set
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Alesandrinus
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Vaticanus
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Ephaemi
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Bezae
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Washingtonianus
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Papyrus
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Uncial
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Curved capital letters
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Miniscule
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Small cursive letters
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Papyrus
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Durable writing material made from reeds
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Sinaticus
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Lectionaries
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Liturgical material, mss that are arranged for a particular religious ceremonies
Text arranged for liturgical purposes |
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4 families of manuscripts
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1. The Alexandrian Text
2. The Byzantine Text 3. The Western Text 4. Caesarean Text |
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Alexandrian Text
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Arose in Egypt and is considered the most important
Wescott and Hort named in the Neutral Text and thought that Sinaiticus and Vaticanus had preserved a pure form of the Alexandrian type of text Some important papyrus mss also represent this family |
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Byzantine Text
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Called so b/c it was adopted in Constantinople and used by the Byzantine world
Produced in Antioch, at the beginning of 4th century (aka Syrian or Antiochene text) Used almost universally after the 8th cent Alexandrinus and Ephraemi are the oldest representatives A great majority of late uncials and minuscules |
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Western Text
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Closely related to the church in the west, particularly in North Africa, although it can probably be traced to the 2nd cent
Used by early church fathers, not carefully preserved |
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Caesarean Text
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Widely used in Caesarea from which it derived its name. seems to have arisen out of the Alexandrian text but was also mixed with the Western Text
Value is limited |
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Criteria of Textual Criticism
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1. The text is to be sought from the most ancient evidence
2. A reading peculiar to a single document is to be considered suspect 3. Obvious scribal error is to be rejected even though well supported in the mss 4. In parallel passages testimonies are to be preferred which are not in precise accordance (Scripture interprets Scripture) 5. That reading is to be preferred which could have given occasion to the others (relationships between readings, the one that started an idea) 6. That reading is to be preferred which accords with the NT Greek 7. Intrinsic Probabilities depend upon considerations of what the author was more likely to have written: |
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Metzger's External Evidence of TC
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Date of the witness (the older the better)
The geographical distribution of the witness (the wider the better; in relation to use by the early church fathers) The genealogical relationship of texts and families of witnesses: witnesses are weighed rather than counted (it's about pedigree; Alexandrian family is the most reliable; see handout) |
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Metzger's Internal Evidence of TC
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In general, the more difficult reading is to be preferred (because clarifications came later)
In general, the shorter reading is to be preferred (later scribes added clarification or opinion, not took away) · That reading is to be preferred which stands in verbal dissidence with the other |
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Weaknesses of TC
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Thousands of errors due to speed in which it was produced
Text was edited from only 6 late manuscripts that had missing Scripture (which was then taken from the Vulgate) No textual authority |
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History of TR
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Greek miniscule was complicated
A new type of Greek print was invented Cardinal Ximines created a Greek version of the NT in 1515 Erasmus began work on his edition and in 1516 it was printed |
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Wycliffe
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Oxford Theologian
Sola Scriptura (cannot take/add) Had powerful enemies His writings were considered heretical Died of a stroke His work continued on, with two Bibles being produced: a literal translation and a translation taking the English language/idioms into account First circulated English Bible thanks to him |
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Tyndale
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Lived shortly after Wycliff
Oxford Wanted to make a new, better version of the English Bible based on original languages; he was shot down Went to Germany and translated the NT Kidnapped and killed Bible ended up circulating England. Most new translations are based off his translation First PRINTER English Bible |
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History of the KJV
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Wycliffe, Tyndale, Great Bible, Geneva Bible, Bishop's Bible,
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Coverdale Bible
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Wanted to finish what Tyndale had started. Translated the OT from the Vulgate. Separated the Apocrypha for the first time
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The Great Bible
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First authorized English Bible
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Geneva Bible
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Notes in margins, historical and geographical references
Translated by a group and published in 1560 Catholics didn't like a lot of the literal translation (part of the reason why KJ allowed the new translation later) First Bible with Roman print First Bible with numbered verses Maps Chapter summaries |