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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Frederick Henry Scrivener's 1861 introduction to the textual
history of the New Testament marks a key moment in the history of
biblical studies. The author, a renowned biblical scholar and
textual critic of his time, focuses on the central areas of his
research field. These include the Greek New Testament manuscripts
and their general character, early printed and later critical
editions, ancient versions of the New Testament in various
languages and the linguistic features of New Testament Greek. In
addition, he discusses editorial principles and practice and the
differing approaches that had recently been adopted, and gives
examples of their application to actual New Testament passages.
Originally intended for readers with no previous knowledge of this
subject, and carefully organised so as to be accessible to them,
the book is still of interest to upper-level students and to
historians of the discipline.
Published posthumously in 1893, Frederick Scrivener's Adversaria
Critica Sacra remains a volume of key importance to biblical
scholars today, representing Scrivener's remarkable accuracy in his
study and collation of manuscripts. During an age when many
manuscripts were being newly discovered, and New Testament textual
criticism was a rapidly developing field, Scrivener's collations
played an important role in highlighting and making available the
many different readings in existence. The book presents sixty-three
manuscripts containing all or part of the Greek New Testament,
including twenty which contain the Gospels in whole or in part,
fifteen Lectionaries (Greek Church Lesson-books), five copies of
Acts and the Catholic Epistles, and ten which are collations of the
earliest printed editions of the Greek New Testament. Scrivener
provides an informative general account of each manuscript, and an
estimate of their respective critical values.
Frederick Henry Scrivener (1813-1891) was a pioneer of New
Testament textual criticism. His transcription of the Codex
Augiensis - a ninth-century Greek and Latin manuscript of St Paul's
Epistles which had been part of the famous Benedictine library at
Reichenau - was published in 1859 and is a document of considerable
historical significance in biblical research. It presents 'as true
an image as possible' of the ninth-century text. The volume also
includes a 'full and exact' collation of fifty manuscripts of the
Gospels. In his Critical Introduction, Scrivener provides a
detailed account of the manuscripts he has collated, setting the
context for the reader. He also investigates the principles of
comparative criticism, demonstrating that true and faithful
readings of the Greek New Testament cannot be derived from any one
authority, but must be the result of patient comparison of the
evidence provided by all.
The first major publication by the distinguished biblical scholar
Frederick Henry Scrivener, this is a collation of twenty-three
Greek manuscripts of the gospels. The Greek text is preceded by
detailed introductory chapters in English, illustrating Scrivener's
criteria for selecting the manuscripts, the methods he adopted to
edit and collate the texts, and his critique of contemporary
biblical scholarship. The introduction also provides comprehensive
background information for each of the manuscripts, including
details on location, condition and the likely date of origin, and
offering valuable context for any study of the texts. First
published in 1853, at a time when many ancient manuscripts were
being rediscovered, this landmark book will fascinate all those
interested in biblical textual studies and the history of the Greek
Bible.
Codex Bezae is one of the great treasures of Cambridge University
Library, to which it was presented in 1581 by the French Protestant
theologian Theodore Beza (1519-1605). Containing most of the four
Gospels, and Acts, and written during the fifth century, the codex
is one of the most important witnesses to the formation of the
Gospels. Its origins are unclear, but it was held in the monastery
of St Irenaeus at Lyon for many centuries before coming into Beza's
hands during the French Wars of Religion; by giving it to
Cambridge, he probably intended to ensure its safety and survival.
This edition by Frederick Scrivener (1813-91) was published in
1864, making an important manuscript accessible. After a lengthy
introduction to the text and its history, Scrivener provides the
parallel Greek and Latin texts of the work, indicating missing
sections, abbreviations, lineation and foliation, with editorial
notes and alternative readings.
F. H. A. Scrivener (1813 1891) was educated at Trinity College,
Cambridge, and published a variety of works of New Testament
scholarship while working as a clergyman and headmaster. At a time
when new manuscripts of New Testament texts were being discovered,
his skills as a transcriber and collator of these texts were
greatly respected. This volume is his critical examination of the
King James Bible which chronicles the history of the Bible's
various editions and the evolution of the text. Scrivener reviews
the various groups involved in translating and revising the Bible.
A detailed discussion of the use of grammar and punctuation is
included, as well as appendices listing all variations and
amendments occurring between the different editions. Considering
the King James Bible from both historical and linguistic
perspectives, this volume provides a valuable overview of a
translation that has been influential for four centuries.
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