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oapen-20.500.12657-315922022-04-26T11:21:07Z The Latin New Testament: A Guide to its Early History, Texts, and Manuscripts Houghton, H. A. G. epistle latin vulgate vetus latina patristics bible manuscript gospel new testament textual criticism Jerome bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRC Christianity::HRCC Christian Churches & denominations::HRCC1 The Early Church This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and development of the Latin New Testament and a user’s guide to the resources available for research and further study. The first five chapters offer a new historical synthesis, bringing together evidence from Christian authors and biblical manuscripts from earliest times to the late Middle Ages. Each witness is considered in its chronological and geographical context, to build up the bigger picture of the transmission of the text. There are chapters introducing features of Latin biblical manuscripts and examining how the Latin tradition may serve as a witness for the Greek New Testament. In addition, each book of the New Testament is considered in turn, with details of the principal witnesses and features of particular textual interest. The three main scholarly editions of the Latin New Testament (the Vetus Latina edition, the Stuttgart Vulgate, and the Oxford Vulgate) are described in detail. Information is also given about other editions and resources, enabling researchers to understand the significance of different approaches and become aware of the latest developments. The Catalogue of Manuscripts gives full details of each manuscript used in the major editions, with bibliographical references and links to sets of digital images. The Appendices include concordances for the different ways in which manuscripts are cited in scholarly literature. An extensive reference bibliography of publications on the Latin New Testament is also supplied. 2017-03-01 23:55:55 2018-10-15 12:50:23 2020-04-01T13:41:04Z 2020-04-01T13:41:04Z 2017 book 626900 OCN: 1030819403 9780198744733 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31592 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 626900.pdf https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-latin-new-testament-9780198744733 Oxford University Press 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198744733.001.0001 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198744733.001.0001 b9501915-cdee-4f2a-8030-9c0b187854b2 7292b17b-f01a-4016-94d3-d7fb5ef9fb79 9780198744733 European Research Council (ERC) 400 Oxford, UK 283302 FP7 FP7 Ideas: European Research Council FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific Programme: "Ideas" Implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013) open access
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and development of the Latin New Testament and a user’s guide to the resources available for research and further study. The first five chapters offer a new historical synthesis, bringing together evidence from Christian authors and biblical manuscripts from earliest times to the late Middle Ages. Each witness is considered in its chronological and geographical context, to build up the bigger picture of the transmission of the text. There are chapters introducing features of Latin biblical manuscripts and examining how the Latin tradition may serve as a witness for the Greek New Testament. In addition, each book of the New Testament is considered in turn, with details of the principal witnesses and features of particular textual interest. The three main scholarly editions of the Latin New Testament (the Vetus Latina edition, the Stuttgart Vulgate, and the Oxford Vulgate) are described in detail. Information is also given about other editions and resources, enabling researchers to understand the significance of different approaches and become aware of the latest developments. The Catalogue of Manuscripts gives full details of each manuscript used in the major editions, with bibliographical references and links to sets of digital images. The Appendices include concordances for the different ways in which manuscripts are cited in scholarly literature. An extensive reference bibliography of publications on the Latin New Testament is also supplied.
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