TY - BOOK ID - 2993473 TI - New Testament manuscripts AU - Kraus, Thomas J AU - Nicklas, Tobias PY - 2006 VL - 2 SN - 15747085 SN - 9004149457 9789004149458 9786611397074 1281397075 9047408845 9789047408840 9781281397072 6611397078 PB - Leiden Boston Brill DB - UniCat KW - Bible. KW - Manuscripts. KW - 091:225 KW - Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi-:-Bijbel: Nieuw Testament KW - 091:225 Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi-:-Bijbel: Nieuw Testament KW - Ba-yon Tipan KW - Bagong Tipan KW - Jaji ma Hungi KW - Kainē Diathēkē KW - New Testament KW - Nouveau Testament KW - Novo Testamento KW - Novum Testamentum KW - Novyĭ Zavet KW - Novyĭ Zavi︠e︡t Gospoda nashego Īisusa Khrista KW - Novyĭ Zavit KW - Nuevo Testamento KW - Nuovo Testamento KW - Nye Testamente KW - Perjanjian Baru KW - Dhamma sacʻ kyamʻʺ KW - Injīl KW - Bible. New Testament KW - Manuscripts KW - Handschrift. KW - Codices KW - Books KW - Nonbook materials KW - Archival materials KW - Charters KW - Codicology KW - Diplomatics KW - Illumination of books and manuscripts KW - Paleography KW - Transmission of texts KW - Bible. N. T. KW - Manuscrits UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2993473 AB - New Testament Manuscripts: Their Texts and Their World comprises twelve essays dealing with manuscripts of the New Testament and/or what we can learn from them today. Starting from different angles the contributors - distinguished scholars of international reputation - focus on the fascinating and thrilling stories manuscripts tell, for instance about the times they were produced in or the people who handled them. The multitude of manuscripts used for establishing the critical text of the New Testament is often only perceived as abbreviations in form of single letters or numerals, and today's biblical scholars may hardly ever take notice of the specific features of an original manuscript, above all those not mentioned in a critical edition. Therefore, three sets of contributions deals with the conditions under which manuscripts from the early days of Christianity were produced and transmitted, specific individual manuscripts, and then special features observed in and with the help of various manuscripts. In a final essay the usual method of how to organize and categorize New Testament manuscripts is challenged and an alternative method proposed. The essays are linked with each other so that readers may get a feeling of how astounding an occupation with the original manuscripts of the New Testament and the days of the early Christians can be. ER -