The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels: Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy GospelsBurgon, John William
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The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels: Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels
Burgon, John William
Bible. Gospels -- Criticism, Textual
B reads [Greek: kai periegen en holei tei Galilaiai].
[Symbol: Aleph] " [Greek: kai periegen ho _is_ en tei Galilaiai].
C " [Greek: kai periegen ho _is_ en hole tei Galilaiai].
But--(I shall be asked)--what about the position of the Sacred Name? How
comes it to pass that [Greek: ho Iesous], which comes after [Greek:
Galilaian] in almost every other known copy, should come after [Greek:
periegen] in three of these venerable authorities (in D as well as in
[Symbol: Aleph] and C), and in the Latin, Peshitto, Lewis, and
Harkleian? Tischendorf, Alford, Westcott and Hort and the Revisers at
all events (who simply follow B in leaving out [Greek: ho Iesous]
altogether) will not ask me this question: but a thoughtful inquirer is
sure to ask it.
The phrase (I reply) is derived by [Symbol: Aleph]CD from the twin place
in St. Matthew (ix. 35) which in all the MSS. begins [Greek: kai
periegen ho _is_]. So familiar had this order of the words become, that
the scribe of [Symbol: Aleph], (a circumstance by the way of which
Tischendorf takes no notice,) has even introduced the expression into
St. Mark vi. 6,--the parallel place in the second Gospel,--where [Greek:
ho _is_] clearly has no business. I enter into these minute details
because only in this way is the subject before us to be thoroughly
understood. This is another instance where 'the Old Uncials' shew their
text to be corrupt; so for assurance in respect of accuracy of detail we
must resort to the Cursive Copies.
Sec. 5.
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