A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II.Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
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A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II.
Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
The importance of this MS. consists in a great measure in its
marginal additions, which are very frequent. The text seems to
give the original Bohairic version in a very pure form; while the
margin supplies all or nearly all the passages which in fewer or
greater numbers have crept into the text of other Bohairic MSS.,
and which (so far as regards the Bohairic version itself) must be
regarded as interpolations(104), whatever sanction they may have
in Greek MSS. or other ancient authorities. Among these marginal
additions I have noted Matt. vi. 13 (the doxology); Mark vi. 11
ἀμὴν λέγω κ.τ.λ., vii. 16 εἴ τις ἔχει ὦτα κ.τ.λ., xiii. 14 τὸ
ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ Δανιὴλ τοῦ προφήτου, xv. 28 καὶ ἐπληρώθη κ.τ.λ.; Luke i.
28 εὐλογημένη σὺ ἐν γυναιξίν (in this case, however, not in the
margin, but in the text in a smaller hand); xxii. 43, 44 (the
agony); xxiii. 17 ἀνάγκην δὲ εἶχεν κ.τ.λ.; xxiii. 34; John vii.
53-viii. 11. On the other hand the descent of the angel, John v.
3, 4, which is wanting in many Bohairic MSS. and can hardly have
been part of the original Bohairic version, stands in the text
here. At the end of St. Mark the margin gives in an ancient hand
(whether coeval with the MS. or not, I am unable to say) the
alternative ending of this Gospel substantially as it is found in
L and other authorities. This marginal note runs as follows: ⲟⲩⲟϩ
ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ [ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ?] ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ
ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ
ⲛϫⲉ ⲓ_ⲏ_ⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲣⲏ ϣⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲉ ϩⲓ
ϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲏⲡⲓ
ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ [ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ?] ⲛ[ⲛϫⲉ?] ϩⲁⲛϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ
ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ. “And all
those things he commanded to those that went after Peter, and they
told them openly, and after these things again also (δέ) Jesus
appeared to them from the rising of the sun unto the setting
thereof, and sent them to preach the holy and imperishable gospel
of eternal life. Amen. These again are reckoned (added) to them;
And after these things troubles and afflictions possess them, and
they said not a word to any man, for they were afraid.” I have
translated the emendations suggested in brackets, for without them
it is hardly possible to make sense. But, even when thus
corrected, the passage is not free from confusion. The alternative
ending, as here given, most closely resembles the form in the
Aethiopic MSS.
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