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Manuscripts of the Greek Bible : An Introduction to Palaeography.
Title:
Manuscripts of the Greek Bible : An Introduction to Palaeography.
Author:
Metzger, Bruce M.
ISBN:
9780195365320
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (161 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- PART ONE: GREEK PALAEOGRAPHY -- I. Definition and Summary of Research -- 1. DEFINITION -- 2. THE BEGINNINGS OF PALAEOGRAPHY -- 3. MODERN TOOLS FOR PALAEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH -- II. The Greek Alphabet -- 4. THE ORIGINS OF THE GREEK ALPHABET -- 5. GREEK NUMERALS -- 6. OFFSHOOTS OF THE GREEK ALPHABET -- III. The Pronunciation of Greek -- 7. THE SOUNDS OF GREEK LETTERS -- 8. ACCENT, ORAL AND WRITTEN -- IV. The Making of Ancient Books -- 9. THE MATERIALS OF ANCIENT BOOKS -- 10. THE FORMAT OF ANCIENT BOOKS -- 11. PEN, INK, AND OTHER WRITING MATERIALS -- 12. PALIMPSESTS -- V. The Transcribing of Greek Manuscripts -- 13. SCRIBES AND THEIR WORK -- 14. STYLES OF GREEK HANDWRITING -- 15. UNCIAL HANDWRITING -- 16. MINUSCULE HANDWRITING -- 17. ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS -- 18. Scriptio continua -- 19. PUNCTUATION -- VI. Special Features of Biblical Manuscripts -- 20. THE TETRAGRAMMATON -- 21. Nomina Sacra -- 22. HEXAPLARIC SIGNS -- 23. STICHOMETRY AND COLOMETRY -- 24. SUPERSCRIPTIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS -- 25. CHAPTER DIVISIONS AND HEADINGS -- 26. THE EUSEBIAN CANON TABLES -- 27. THE EUTHALIAN APPARATUS -- 28. HYPOTHESES -- 29. LECTIONARY EQUIPMENT -- 30. NEUMES -- 31. MINIATURES -- 32. GLOSSES, LEXICA, ONOMASTICA, AND COMMENTARIES -- APPENDICES -- I. How to Estimate the Date of a Greek Manuscript -- II. How to Collate a Greek Manuscript -- III. Statistics Relating to the Manuscripts of the Greek New Testament -- PART TWO: PLATES AND DESCRIPTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEXES -- I. Scripture Passages Shown in the Plates -- II. Manuscripts Arranged According to their Sigla -- III. Manuscripts Arranged According to their Present Location -- IV. Palaeographical Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- List of Figures -- List of Plates.
Abstract:
After a thorough survey of the fundamentals of Greek palaeograpy, the author discusses many of the distinctive features of biblical manuscripts, such as musical neumes, lectionaries, glosses, commentaries and illuminations.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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