TC Articles

 GENERAL ARTICLES

General Textual Criticism:
  Michaelis (1802): Conjecture merits & limits
  W. Milligan (1873) Lachmann's method - sales job
  Dean Burgon (1896) Updated! - in modern language
  A. Harnack (1897): 19th Cent. Criticism: & skepticism
  Lowe/Rand (1922): Dating Uncials: features of age
  C. S. Lewis (1950) NT Textual Criticism - & credibility
  T.Finney (/96) Missing MSS - copy-center displacement?
  M. Robinson (/06) Majority Method - D.Black Interview
  J. Snapp Jr. (/10) Majority Method - NET talk
  Nazaroo (2010) Base-Texts - & Maj.Text
  J. Snapp jr.: 'Equitable Eclecticism' new!
  E.M.Thompson (1893): Tachygraphy new!

TC Canons: ...text-critical rules
  Bengel (1742) - early canons
  Griesbach (1796) - 13 Canons (xlat./Notes:Alford)
  Gerrard (1823) - cases, rating variants
  Lachmann (1842) - 6 TC Canons
  Milligan (1873) - 7 TC Canons, 3 Internal
  Hort (1882) - canons extracted by G.Fee
  Lias (1893) - abstracted canons
  Burgon (1896) - 7 TC Principles
  K.Aland (1989) - 12 Rules, 'reasoned eclecticism'
  D.A. Black (1994) - 4 Views/Methods

Critical Greek Texts: ...modern reconstructed NTs
  Printed Greek Texts - Articles on Text-Critical Editors
  Errors in Greek Texts - Changes in the Printed Text

In-House: John 8:1-11 etc.
  The Missing MSS for John 8:1-11 - early recycling?
  True Meaning of 'Critical Marks' - NOT relevant!
  Ten Defenders of 8:1-11 - 10 famous scholars & PA

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Articles on Text-Types

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General Articles:
  M. Stuart (1836) Text-Types: state of knowledge 1830s
  Strong (1877) Text-Types: the view by 1879 new!

Byzantine Text:
  Scholz (1830) Byzantine text - clear & pragmatic
  J. Newman (1839) on Scholz - 2 text-types
  J. Burgon (1883) 'Syrian' Recension - re-assessed
  Montgomery (1929) Lucianic Revision - O.T. info
  B. Metzger (1963) Lucianic Recension - its existance
  G. Fee (1993) Majority Text - vs. Hodges
  M. Robinson (2001) Byzantine Text - its priority
  Snapp/Warner (2006) Lucian Recension - its existance
  Snapp/Nazaroo (2010) Majority Text - origin, methodology
  R. Frazier (2011) "Harmonizations" - in Byz. text? new!

Western Text:
  F. Hort (1882) Western Text - inferior but ancient
  R. Harris (1891) Western Text - and the PA
  J. Robinson (1893) Western Text & the PA
  K. Lake (1908) Western Text - current theories
  W. Strange (1992) Western Text - its nature

Other Text-types:
  F. Kenyon (1936) Caesarean Text - families, groups
  C. M. Martini (1980) Alexandrian Text - a history
  L. Hurtado (1981) pre-Caesarean Text - an assessment

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Papyri (Capital Script)

Manuscripts Pap.Bod. II (P66) - (250 A.D.) text: John P66 - Jn 4:1 - photo new! Pap. Bod. 14/15 (P75) - (250 A.D.) text & photos Chest. Beatty I (P45) - (250 A.D.) text & photos Pap. Oxy. 1780 - (250 A.D.) text & photos new!

Related Articles F. Kenyon (1948) on the Papyri - & dating John Four Earliest MSS - with guilty knowledge of PA The Egerton Fragment - 8:1-11 - Early Evidence P 75 & Jn 8:1-11 - more Dot Markings found... Clark (1962): the Papyri - their significance Nomina Sacra in the Papyri - sacred abbreviations new! P. Head (2000): Papyri Sources - Tyndale Bull. 51 E.Tov (2002): Punctuation Marks - early MSS Hurtado (2006): the New Papyri - significance P75 & B: Agreement? - greatly exaggerated! P45 Readings - omissions of interest new!

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Majiscules (Uncial Script)

General Samples Codex Sinaiticus (א/01) Mark's End: Photos new! John's Gospel (entire) Codex Alexandrinus (A/02) - easy photos Codex Vaticanus (B/03) - easy photos Cod. Ephraemi R.(C/04) - transcribed text Cod. Bezae (D/05) - easy view photos Pericope de Adultera (Jn 7:53-8:11) Codex Sinaiticus (א/01) & PA - Reexamined Cod. Bezae (D/05) - (4th/5th c.) photos, text Cod. Boreelianus (F/09) - (9th c.) photos, text Cod. Washington (W/032) - (5th c.) photo Cod. S. Gallen 48 (Δ/037) - (10th cent.) & PA

General Uncials Masterlist - All the Ancient Uncials Chart of MSS for PA - Early MSS w notes Top Ten Early MSS for John - photos, Jn 8:1-11 Key Articles (on Uncials) E. Miller (1886) on א/B - date and origin Burgon (1871): Dating א/B - א 50-100 yrs later Ezra Abbot (1872):Dating א/B - reply to Burgon R.Harris (1890) א/B & PA accident K. Lake (1911) on א - origin, history new! Skeat (1997) on א - origin & Cod.B Myshrall (2005) on א - the scribes of א new! Edwin Abbott (1905) on B: readings Hort ignored! R. Harris (1891) on Codex D - Latinisms found E.Tov (2002): Punctuation Marks - early MSS new! Olley (2009) Dots & Spaces - Punctuation in Uncials Dykes (2009) Canon List with PA - 4th/5th cent!

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Miniscules (Cursive Script)

Continuous-Text MSS Cod. GA-56,58,61 - Photos Cod. GA-011 - Photos Cod. GA-65 - Photos Cod. GA-69 - Photos/text Cod. GA-532 - Photos/text Cod. GA-682 - Photos/text Cod. GA-713 - Photos/text Cod. GA-1006 - Lake:Scholia Cod. GA-1071 - Lake's text Cod. GA-1582 - F1 Text/Scholia Family 13 F13 - Ferrar/Abbott: Intro Scholia Marginal Notes

General M5 Masterlist - MSS for μ5 text-type Commentaries: Cod. Monacensis (X/033) - (10th c.) Lectionaries: Koehler (1953) Evangelistaries - backgnd Anderson (1992): Byz. Lectionary - good intro Wikgren (1934) Lectionary text - PA & talk

Versions: new section!

Latin Versions
  Michaelis (1802): the Latin Versions new!
  Old Latin MSS List - the major MSS for OL
  OL MSS for PA - key MSS for PA listed new!

  Codex Palatinus (e) The Old Latin & PA
  Cod. Brixianus (f) (6th cent.) Old Lat/Vg: PA
  Cod. Corbeiensis (ff) (4th c) OL has PA
  Cod. Sarzanensis (j) (500 A.D.) Old Lat/Vg: PA
  Cod. Monacensis (q) [=Valerianus] 6th-7th cent.
  Cod. Sang.60 (L047) (800 A.D.) Old Lat/Vg: PA
  Latin Vulgate PA Tischendorf's Edition

Syriac Versions
  Syriac PA texts - Gwynn (1909) on PA
  Syriac PA Haplography - Dead Sea Scrolls Script!
  Codex Khabouris (12th cent) Peshitta & PA

Coptic Versions
  B. Aland (1987) Coptic Versions - succinct intro
  Bohairic Version & Jn 8:1-11 - with F. Kenyon
  Horner (1898) Bohairic PA - text & notes
  Codex Qau: 5th Cent. Coptic John - text & notes
  Coptic MSS P 164 (6th cent) Sahidic John

Gothic Version
  Philostorgius: Goth Bible Constantine & tampering
  Codex Argenteus (V cent.) - 'Silver Bible' & PA
  Cod. Brixianus (f) Old Lat.MS related to Goth.

Georgian Version
  Birdsall (2006) on PA in the Georgian texts

Ethiopic Version (Ge'ez)
  Coming soon!


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