Scribal Habits and Theological Influences in the Apocalypse

The Singular Readings of Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, and Ephraemi
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-3-16-149112-2
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 218, 241 Seiten, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 154 mm, Gewicht: 407 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe

Modelled on the respective studies of Ernest C. Colwell and James R. Royse, Juan Hernández Jr. offers a fresh and comprehensive discussion of the Apocalypse's singular readings in Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, and Ephraemi. Moreover, the singular readings of the Apocalypse are also assessed in light of the work's reception history in the early church. The author shows that the scribes of these three manuscripts omitted more often than they added to their texts, were prone to harmonizing, and, in the case of at least one scribe, made significant theological changes to the fourth century text of the Apocalypse. The author also attempts to integrate the findings of the most recent text-critical research of the Apocalypse with studies of its reception history in the early church. His book is the first systematic study of scribal habits on the Apocalypse that takes seriously the claim that some scribes were making changes to the text of the Apocalypse for theological reasons.

Zielgruppe

Scholars of New Testament, church history, classical studies or patristics, corresponding institutes and librairies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hernández, Juan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Hernández, Juan
Born 1968; 1998 M.Div.; 2000 Th.M.; 2006 Ph.D. Emory University; Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Bethel University, MN, USA.

Juan Hernández Jr.:

Born 1968; 1998 M.Div.; 2000 Th.M.; 2006 Ph.D. Emory University; Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Bethel University, MN, USA.