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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship
Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected
open access locations. Latin is the language in which the New
Testament was copied, read, and studied for over a millennium. The
remains of the initial 'Old Latin' version preserve important
testimony for early forms of text and the way in which the Bible
was understood by the first translators. Successive revisions
resulted in a standard version subsequently known as the Vulgate
which, along with the creation of influential commentaries by
scholars such as Jerome and Augustine, shaped theology and exegesis
for many centuries. Latin gospel books and other New Testament
manuscripts illustrate the continuous tradition of Christian book
culture, from the late antique codices of Roman North Africa and
Italy to the glorious creations of Northumbrian scriptoria, the
pandects of the Carolingian era, eleventh-century Giant Bibles, and
the Paris Bibles associated with the rise of the university. In The
Latin New Testament, H.A.G. Houghton provides a comprehensive
introduction to the history and development of the Latin New
Testament. Drawing on major editions and recent advances in
scholarship, he offers a new synthesis which brings together
evidence from Christian authors and biblical manuscripts from
earliest times to the late Middle Ages. All manuscripts identified
as containing Old Latin evidence for the New Testament are
described in a catalogue, along with those featured in the two
principal modern editions of the Vulgate. A user's guide is
provided for these editions and the other key scholarly tools for
studying the Latin New Testament.
"Rediscovering the Beauty of Sabbath Rest"
Our bodies and souls were "created "to rest--regularly--and when
they do, we experience heightened productivity, improved health,
and more meaningful relationships.
In these pages you'll find wonderful stories of the senator's
spiritual journey, as well as special Sabbath experiences with
political colleagues such as Bill Clinton, Al and Tipper Gore, John
McCain, Colin Powell, George W. Bush, Bob Dole, and others. Senator
Joe Lieberman shows how his observance of the Sabbath has not only
enriched his personal and spiritual life but enhanced his career
and enabled him to serve his country to his greatest capacity.
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