Introduction to the textual criticism of the Greek New TestamentNestle, Eberhard
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Introduction to the textual criticism of the Greek New Testament
Nestle, Eberhard
Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, Textual
The second form, “with us all,” which was adopted by Melanchthon in
his Greek Bible of 1545, published by Herwag, is just as arbitrary
an alteration. The third form, “with all the saints,” is read by the
Complutensian with Q, with more than forty minuscules, and the
Syriac, Coptic, and Armenian versions. The fourth, “with all,” is
found in A and Codex Amiatinus, while the fifth, “with the saints,”
is given by א and the Old Latin g. In the Syriac version of the
Apocalypse, edited by Gwynn in 1897, a sixth form seems to have been
brought to light, which Baljon, who himself decides for (5), cites
as μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων αὐτοῦ: Syr^{gwynn}. But the pronoun, which
in Syriac is indicated by a suffix only, is employed now and again
merely to represent the Greek definite article, so that this new
Syriac manuscript does not give us a sixth form but only another
witness to the third. On the other hand, Gwynn mentions the omission
of the entire verse in Primasius, a fact that neither Tischendorf
nor Weiss takes the least notice of, and he adduces lastly that a
manuscript of the Vulgate reads “cum omnibus _hominibus_.” One sees
from an illustration like this what an amount of pains is required
seriously to apply, even in a single point, Bengel’s principle that
the smallest particle of gold is gold, but that nothing must be
passed as gold that has not been proved to be such (_Introductio in
Crisin Novi Testamenti_, § 1, p. 572).
(2) LITERATURE.—See especially Gebhardt (_Urt._, p. 16). Ed. Reuss,
_Geschichte der h. Schriften des N. T._, Braunschweig, 1887, § 351
ff. S. P. Tregelles, _An Introduction to the Textual Criticism of
the N.T._ (= vol. iv. of Horne’s _Introduction_, 1877). F. H. A.
Scrivener (see above, p. 6); also _Adversaria Critica Sacra_, edited
by Miller, Cambr. 1893. B. F. Westcott, _The New Testament_ in
Smith’s _Dictionary of the Bible_, vol. ii., London, 1863. C. E.
Hammond, _Outlines of Textual Criticism_, Oxford, 1890.
Westcott-Hort, vol. ii. (see p. 21). B. B. Warfield, _Introduction
to the Textual Criticism of the N. T._, New York, 1887; London,
1893. J. W. Burgon, _Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel according to
St. Mark_, Oxford and London, 1871; also _The Traditional Text of
the Holy Gospels vindicated and established_, edited by Miller,
London, 1896; also, _The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional
Text of the Holy Gospels_, edited by Miller, London and Cambridge,
1896. _The Oxford Debate on the Textual Criticism of the N. T. held
at New College on May 6, 1897_; with a preface (by Miller)
explanatory of the Rival Systems, 1897, pp. xvi. 43. Ed. Miller,
_The Present State of the Textual Controversy respecting the Holy
Gospels_ (see above, p. 152).
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