Constantin von Tischendorf (1815 74) was a pioneering textual
scholar of the New Testament, who discovered and transcribed early
manuscripts, notably the Codex Sinaiticus, his acquisition of which
provoked long-lasting controversies. The original German edition of
this book appeared in 1865, and sold 2,000 copies in three weeks;
this English translation (1868) was based on the improved and
expanded fourth German edition (1866). In it, Tischendorf applies
his enormous knowledge of early Christian literature and the oldest
Latin, Greek and Syriac gospel manuscripts to the question of the
date of the canonical gospel texts, which, he argues, had been
established by the end of the first century. Parts of the book are
highly polemical, with Tischendorf referring to 'the T bingen
fantasy-builder and the Parisian caricaturist' in his attempt to
refute contemporary theories about the person of Jesus.
Nevertheless his translator engagingly describes him as a 'great
and genial' scholar.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Biblical Studies |
| Release date: |
2012 |
| First published: |
2012 |
| Authors: |
Constantin von Tischendorf
|
| Translators: |
William L. Gage
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
292 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-04333-5 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
German
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| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-108-04333-X |
| Barcode: |
9781108043335 |
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