Numerals in Early Greek New Testament Manuscripts: Text-Critical, Scribal, and Theological Studies (New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents, 53)

Cole, Zachary

ISBN 10: 9004343741 / ISBN 13: 9789004343740

Verlag: Brill Academic Publishing, 2017

2017 hardcover published without jacket/slight wear on the cover cover/clean & unmarked. 269 p. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1770572306062

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In Numerals in Early Greek New Testament Manuscripts, Zachary J. Cole provides the first in-depth examination of the seemingly obscure, yet important topic: how early Christian scribes wrote numbers and why. While scholars have long been aware that Christian scribes occasionally used numerical abbreviations in their books, few have been able to make much sense of it.
This detailed analysis of numerals in manuscripts up through the fifth century CE uncovers a wealth of palaeographical and codicological data. Among other findings, Zachary J. Cole shows that some numerals can function as "visual links" between witnesses, that numbers sometimes--though rarely--functioned like nomina sacra, and that Christians uniquely adapted their numbering system to suit the needs of public reading.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Zachary J. Cole, Ph.D. (2016), University of Edinburgh, is Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Union Theological College in Belfast, UK. His research interests include New Testament studies and Christian manuscripts.

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Titel: Numerals in Early Greek New Testament ...
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: Hardcover
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