Scribes and Their Remains (Library of Second Temple Studies)
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Overview
Scribes and Their Remains begins with an introductory essay by Stanley Porter which addresses the principal theme of the book: the text as artifact.
The rest of the volume is then split into two major sections. In the first, five studies appear on the theme of ‘Scribes, Letters, and Literacy.’ In the first of these Craig A. Evans offers a lengthy piece that argues that the archaeological, artifactual, and historical evidence suggests that New Testament autographs and first copies may well have remained in circulation for one century or more, having the effect of stabilizing the text. Other pieces in the section address literacy, orality and paleography of early Christian papyri.
In the second section there are five pieces on ‘Writing, Reading, and Abbreviating Christian Scripture.’ These range across numerous topics, including an examination of the stauros (cross) as a nomen sacrum. The volume concludes with reflections by co-editor Peter Arzt-Grabner incorporating his longstanding expertise in the study of documentary papyri, especially as these ancient documents relate to New Testament research. From the perspective of a papyrologist, Arzt-Grabner discusses how New Testament scholars use documentary papyri today and recommends some future directions.
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- Explores the text as artifact
- Examines archaeological, artifactual, and historical evidence
- Address aspects of book culture in late antiquity in the world at large and in the context of the Christian Church
- Introducing Scribes and Their Remains - Craig A. Evans and Jeremiah J. Johnston
- Text as Artifact: An Introduction - Stanley E. Porter
Part I: Scribes, Letters, and Literacy
- Longevity of Late Antique Autographs and First Copies: A Postscriptum - Craig A. Evans
- Greek Writ Plain: Village Scribes, Q, and the Palaeography of the Earliest Christian Papyri - Gregg Schwendner
- My Lord and Protector: Papyri and Skepe Patronage in Sirach and 3 Maccabees - Christopher J. Cornthwait
- Hilarion’s Letter to His Wife, Child Exposure, and Early Christianity - Jeremiah J. Johnston
- Fetishizing the Word: Literacy, Orality and the Dead Sea Scrolls - Ian C. Werrett
Part II: Writing, Reading, and Abbreviating Christian Scripture
- Signed with an “X”: Stauros and the Staurogram Among the Nomina Sacra - Benjamin R. Overcash
- New Light from the Papyri: The Sacred Background of Biblos in Matthew 1:1 - Michael P. Theophilos
- The Early Papyri, “Gospel-Parallel” Variants, and the Text of the New Testament in the Second Century - Roy D. Kotansky
- erms of Kinship from Usage in Everyday Language to Official Christian Life - Eleonora Angela Conti
- Early Christian Rolls - Marco Stroppa
- Stanley E. Porter
- Craig A. Evans
- Gregg Schwendner
- Christopher J. Cornthwait
- Jeremiah J. Johnston
- Ian C. Werrett
- Benjamin R. Overcash
- Michael P. Theophilos
- Roy D. Kotansky
- Eleonora Angela Conti
- Marco Stroppa
- Title: Scribes and Their Remains
- Authors: Craig A. Evans, Jeremiah J. Johnston
- Series: Studies in Scripture in Early Judaism and Christianity
- Volume: 21
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Pages: 320
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. › Manuscripts
- ISBNs: 9780567688040, 9780567688057, 0567688046, 0567688054
- Resource ID: LLS:SCRBSTHRRMNS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-07-25T17:28:11Z
Craig A. Evans (Ph.D., Claremont) is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Acadia Divinity College Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Jeremiah J. Johnston is Associate Professor of Early Christianity at Houston Baptist University, USA.