The Greek New Testament: Edited from Ancient Authorities, with their Various Readings in Full, and the Latin Version of Jerome

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Greek New Testament: Edited from Ancient Authorities, with their Various Readings in Full, and the Latin Version of Jerome
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Samuel Prideaux Tregelles
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Biblical Studies
Series part Volume No. Volume 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 170
Category/GenreBiblical studies
ISBN/Barcode 9781108007122
ClassificationsDewey:225.48
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 14 January 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Samuel Prideaux Tregelles (1813-1875) was a Cornish-born Biblical scholar who travelled to major libraries all over Europe to study ancient manuscripts. Biblical textual criticism was a burgeoning new field in the mid-nineteenth century, with leading scholars including Lachmann and Tischendorf in Germany and Tregelles' contemporaries Scrivener, Westcott and Hort in England all working towards the ideal of a more authoritative Greek New Testament text than had previously been available. Tregelles begins Volume 1 (1857) of his seven-volume edition with an explanation of his editorial principles and a description of the many manuscripts consulted, whether whole codices or separate leaves. This volume contains the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. As well as the Greek text, each page has Jerome's Latin Vulgate text in the right margin, indications of manuscripts used and Biblical cross-references in the left margin, and a full textual apparatus at the foot.