Six Lectures on the Text of the New Testament and the Ancient Manuscripts which Contain It, Chiefly Addressed to Those Who Do Not Read Greek

by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

Publishers:

George Bell and Sons; Deighton Bell and Co.

, 1875

Overview

In this popular-level volume, master textual critic Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener presents six lectures on the principles and importance of textual criticism for people without a knowledge of Greek. Scrivener orientates readers to the field and discusses the most important manuscripts of the Greek New Testament. He then surveys important ancient versions and their bearing on textual criticism, concluding by explaining the most important passages that require text critical assessment.

Key Features

• Presents textual criticism for people who aren’t familiar with Greek
• Contains six lectures on textual criticism
• Discusses important manuscripts in the Greek New Testament

Product Details

• Title: Six Lectures on the Text of the New Testament and the Ancient Manuscripts which Contain It, Chiefly Addressed to Those Who Do Not Read Greek
• Author: Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
• Publisher: George Bell and Sons
• Publication Date: 1877
• Pages: 216
• Resource Type: Topical
• Topic: Textual Criticism

About Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

F. H. A. Scrivener (1813–1891) was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and published a variety of works of New Testament scholarship while working as a clergyman and headmaster. In an age when previously unknown manuscript fragments of New Testament texts were being discovered, his skills as a transcriber and collator of these texts were greatly respected. This volume, first published in 1881, is an edition of the Greek text underlying the Revised Version of the New Testament, also published in 1881. It seeks to provide scholars with both a faithful version of the text as it was used by the translators of the Authorised Version (1611), and also extensive notes listing the changes in readings made for the Revised Version, giving the reader a fuller picture of the evolution of the translation. A valuable resource for understanding the version of the Bible used for four centuries in the English-speaking world.