Description
Oxford Handbook of the Textual Criticism of the Bible provides an overview of the disciplines of textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament as practiced in the twenty-first century. This volume first explores overarching issues like the formation of the Jewish and Christian canons; philosophical presuppositions in the methods and goals of textual criticism; the complex relationship between literary criticism and textual criticism; and how related fields of Book History, New/Material Philology, and paratextual criticism pose challenges and enrich traditional biblical textual criticism. Subsequently addressed is the textual criticism of the books of the Hebrew Bible, a field which has undergone a paradigm shift since the discovery of the Judean Desert scrolls. Each chapter discusses this shift in various ways, representing different philosophies of and approaches to the ways in which textual criticism can be practiced in a "post-Judean Desert texts" world. Finally, the text discusses the textual criticism of the New Testament and provides chapters concerned with the Greek manuscripts and the indirect evidence of the text in early versions and citations, as well as past and current methods for evaluating this evidence including the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (CBGM).
Table of Contents
List of ContributorsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction to the Volume Sidnie White Crawford and Tommy WassermanPart I Introductory Articles1. The Formation of the Jewish Canon James C. VanderKam2. The Formation of the Christian Canon John D. Meade3. Philosophies of Textual Criticism for the Hebrew Bible Ronald Hendel4. Beyond "Textual" and "Literary" Criticism: A New Paradigm for the Study of Textual HistoryMolly M. Zahn5. Philosophies of Textual Criticism for the New Testament Michael W. Holmes6. Book History, New/Material Philology, and Paratextual Criticism David Davage and Liv Ingeborg LiedPart II The Hebrew Bible and the Deuterocanon7. The History of Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century Eugene Ulrich and Sidnie White Crawford8. The Earliest Texts of the Hebrew Bible Emanuel Tov9. The Masoretic Text and its Value for Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible Armin Lange10. The Significance of the Septuagint in the Textual Study of the Hebrew Bible Anneli Aejmelaeus11. The Samaritan Pentateuch and its Value for Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible Hila Dayfani12. The Syriac Peshitta and its Value for Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible Bradley J. Marsh, Jr.13. The Latin Versions and their Value for Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible Andrés Piquer Otero and Pablo A. Torijano14. The Targumim and their Value for Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible Leeor Gottlieb15. Editing the Hebrew Bible: Biblia Hebraica Quinta Innocent Himbaza16. Editing the Hebrew Bible: The Hebrew University Bible Project Michael Segal17. Editing the Hebrew Bible: The Hebrew Bible: A Critical Edition Ronald Hendel18. Teaching Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible John Screnock19. The Theory and Practice of Textual Criticism of the Septuagint Tuukka Kauhanen20. The Practice of Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism in the Twenty-First Century Drew Longacre21. Issues in the Textual Criticism of the Deuterocanon Benjamin G. Wright, IIIPart III The New Testament22. The Practice of New Testament Textual Criticism in the Twenty-First Century H. A. G. Houghton23. The History of New Testament Textual CriticismJan Krans and An-Ting Yi24. The Dating of Early Christian Manuscripts: Paleography and Material CulturePasquale Orsini25. Text-Types and the Coherence-Based Genealogical MethodPeter J. Gurry26. The Greek New Testament Manuscripts and Other WitnessesElijah Hixson27. The Syriac and Christian Palestinan Aramaic Versions of the New TestamentAndreas Juckel28. The Latin Versions of the New Testament Georg Gäbel29. The Coptic Versions of the New TestamentChristian Askeland30. The Ethiopic Version of the New TestamentCurt Niccum31. The Gothic Version of the New Testament Carla Falluomini32. Patristic Evidence in New Testament Textual CriticismHolger Strutwolf33. Criteria for the Assessment of Readings in New Testament Textual Criticism Tommy Wasserman34. The New Testament Text, Paratexts and Reception HistoryJennifer W. Knust35. New Testament Textual Criticism and ExegesisElisabeth E. Shively36. New Testament Textual Criticism and Digital HumanitiesClaire Clivaz37. Critical Editions of the Greek New Testament from the Twentieth to Twenty-First CenturyAnnette Hüffmeier and Gregory S. Paulson38. New Testament Textual Criticism in Teaching and PracticeAmy S. Anderson
