No longer written : the use of conjectural emendation in the restoration of the text of the New Testament, the Epistle of James as a case study

No longer written : the use of conjectural emendation in the restoration of the text of the New Testament, the Epistle of James as a case study / by Ryan Donald Wettlaufer.

Ryan Wettlaufer explores how conjectural emendation can be used in New Testament textual criticsm to restore readings which were once found in the original text but now are No Longer Written.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wettlaufer, Ryan Donald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2013.
Series:New Testament tools, studies and documents.
Subjects:
Bible. > New Testament > Criticism, Textual.
Bible. > James > Criticism, Textual.
Bible. > James
Bible. > New Testament
Greek language, Biblical.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Paul's Letters.
Greek language, Biblical
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Foreword; PART ONE. THEORY; Chapter One. Introduction; 1. What Is Conjectural Emendation?; 2. A Classical Pedigree; 3. Reception in New Testament Studies; Chapter Two. Rejection; 1. Survival of the Fittest; Excursus: CBGM and Manuscript Loss; 2. The Grass Withers; 3. The Late, Great Original Text; Chapter Three. Method; 1. When to Make a Conjecture; 2. How to Make a Conjecture; 3. How to Reject a Conjecture; PART TWO. PRACTICE; Excursus. Introduction to James as a Case Study; Chapter Four. James 3:1; Introduction; Trouble in Paradise; A Conjectured Solution.
  • Chapter Five. James 4:2Introduction; The Problem and Its Problematic Solutions; Erasmus' Conjecture: A Better Solution; Modern Reception and Rejection; Testing the Manuscript Base; Conclusion; Chapter Six. James 4:5; Introduction; Asking Questions; Finding Answers; Identifying the Problem; A Comedy of Errors; A Better Way; Chapter Seven. James 1:1 & 2:1; Introduction; The Problem; The Origin of the Treatise; Another Direction; Evaluating the Conjecture; The Right Answer for the Wrong Reasons; Conclusion; Bibliography; Ancient to Early Modern Sources.
  • General Works on New Testament Textual CriticismGeneral Works on Non-Biblical Textual Criticism; Specific Works of Conjectural Emendation; Sources for the Study of James; General Biblical Works; Index of Authors; Index of Subjects; Index of Sources.

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