The Coptic Versions of the Minor Prophets presents a critical apparatus for the books of the Minor Prophets in Coptic. Each book has been thoroughly evaluated, with disagreements between the various texts noted and Latin translations offered for certain Coptic terms. The work also features brief introductory comments on each text, as well as thoughtful concluding remarks. This long out-of-print guide to the Minor Prophets will interest all who recognize the importance of the Coptic versions in LXX studies.
The volume is divided into three parts. The introductory Part I deals with the enumeration and description of the Coptic texts of the Minor Prophets, including the Akhmimic, Sahidic, Bohairic, and Fayumic texts. A list of Sahidic quotations are also presented.
Part II is devoted to a collation of Coptic texts. Codex Vaticanus is used as the standard with which the Coptic versions and other Greek MSS are compared. Latin translations of the Coptic variants are also given.
In Part III, Grossouw presents concluding statements. These include comments on the text character of the Bohairic and Upper-Egyptian versions, along with thoughts on the mutual relations of the Coptic versions.
