Codex Taurinensis (Y): Apparatus

by W. O. E. Oesterley

Publishers:

Oxford University Press; Henry Frowde

, 1908

Overview

Codex Taurinensis is one of the earliest manuscripts of the Lucianic recension of the Septuagint. This resource includes the Greek manuscript of the minor prophets. The apparatus provides additional textual information from a large collection of manuscripts to help the reader contextualize both Codex Taurinensis and also the larger textual tradition of the Lucianic recension.

Besides the various readings taken from Swete’s edition of the Septuagint, the critical apparatpus also provides readings from all the Lucianic MSS that were known at the time of its publication (Holmes and Parsons’) 22 36 48 51 62 95 97 (= 238) 147 153 185 228 233. Oster has also included readings from the Old Latin texts, Hexaplaric readings, including from Field's edition of the Hexapla, and readings from Chrysostom's Homilies.

Key Features

• Presents an apparatus for comparison to an early manuscript of the Lucianic recension of the minor prophets
• Provides invaluable insights into the Septuagint, Masoretic Text, and other ancient manuscripts
• Makes an essential contribution to textual criticism and our understanding of the history of the Biblical text

Product Details

• Title: Codex Taurinensis (Y): Apparatus
• Author: W. O. E. Oesterley
• Series: Codex Taurinensis (Y)
• Publishers: Oxford University Press, Henry Frowde
• Print Publication Date: 1908
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Minor Prophets; Bible. O.T. Hosea; Bible. O.T. Joel; Bible. O.T. Amos; Bible. O.T. Obadiah; Bible. O.T. Jonah; Bible. O.T. Micah; Bible. O.T. Nahum; Bible. O.T. Habakkuk; Bible. O.T. Zephaniah; Bible. O.T. Haggai; Bible. O.T. Zechariah; Bible. O.T. Malachi
• Resource ID: LLS:CODEXTAURINENSISAPP
• Resource Type: Bible Critical Apparatus
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T15:52:16Z

About W. O. E. Oesterley

W.O.E. Oesterley (1866–1950) was educated at Brighton College, Jesus College, and West Theological College. Oesterley went on to become professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at King’s College, London. He is the author of numerous titles, including: The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach or Ecclesiasticus, The Epistle to Philemon, and An Introduction to the Books of the Apocrypha.