Canonizing Paul
Subtitle: ancient editorial practice and the Corpus Paulinum
By: Eric W. Scherbenske
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780199917341
Subjects: Bible; Canon; Textual Criticism
Description: "In Canonizing Paul Eric W. Scherbenske explores how ancient editorial practices utilized in the publication of corpora were employed not only to shape editions of Paul's letters, but also to shape their interpretation. Scherbenske reveals the interrelationship of text and paratext in the Marcionite, Euthalian, and Vulgate editions of Paul's letters, and fills an often overlooked gap in the field of New Testament textual criticism. The investigation into the Marcionite edition shows how its paratexts introduced Marcion's hermeneutic and, in some measure, justified his editorial principles. The Euthalian edition preferred instead a catechetical and pedagogical goal extending from the deployment of paratexts to the organization of the tracts and a textual arrangement for ease of comprehension. The exploration of text and sometimes disparate paratexts culminates in an investigation of Codex Fuldensis, which transmits the Vulgate textual revision of Paul's letters and its Primum Quaeritur prologue alongside numerous other paratexts. By demonstrating how these practices and interpretive concerns left their mark on these editions of the Corpus Paulinum, Scherbenske explores the ways in which editions of the Corpus Paulinum were shaped by, and in turn shaped, these traditions and interpretations." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The making of an edition in antiquity; title: Marcionite paratexts, pretexts, and edition of the Corpus Paulinum; title: Codex Coislinianus and the Euthalian edition of the Corpus Paulinum; title: Codex Fuldensis and the Vulgate revision of the Corpus Paulinum.