Manuscripts of the Greek Bible
Subtitle: an Introduction to Palaeography
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9780195365320; 9781281346643
Subjects: Biblical Greek language; Greek Paleography
Description: In Manuscripts of the Greek Bible, Professor Metzger provides an authoritative and absorbing account of the palaeography of Greek manuscripts of both the Old and New Testaments. Part One surveys the fundamentals of Greek palaeography. Part Two, the heart of the book, is a collection of forty-five facsimile pages from thirteen manuscripts of the Old Testament and thirty-two manuscripts of the New Testament.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Contents; PART ONE: GREEK PALAEOGRAPHY; I. Definition and Summary of Research; II. The Greek Alphabet; List of Figures; III. The Pronunciation of Greek; IV. The Making of Ancient Books; V. The Transcribing of Greek Manuscripts; VI. Special Features of Biblical Manuscripts; APPENDICES; PART TWO: PLATES AND DESCRIPTIONS; List of Plates; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXES.