Full Description
This book comprises a general survey of the study of New Testament manuscripts, and outlines for students of the New Testament the basic tools and skills involved in studying those manuscripts. The present edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of Leon Vaganay's Initiation á la critique du Nouveau Testament, published in 1933, and each section of that original work has been brought up to date in light of the latest research in the field. In its aim to provide a solid foundation to study of New Testament textual criticism, this comprehensive survey will be of great value to those who are looking for basic information about the subject; while the documentary information it contains about the extant manuscripts, and its original theoretical sections, will ensure that the book has much of value to offer the more advanced student of the New Testament.
Contents
Foreword to the English translation Keith Elliott; Translator's preface; Foreword to the first French edition; Preface to the second French edition; Introduction; 1. The sources of textual criticism; 2. The method of textual criticism; 3. The history of the written text; 4. The history and the future of the printed text; Bibliography; Index of names and subjects; Index of authors.
