Manuscripts of the Greek Bible
Subtitle: an introduction to Greek palaeography
By: by Bruce M. Metzger.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780195029246
Subjects: Bible -- Manuscripts, Greek.; Bible -- Manuscripts, Greek -- Facsimiles.; Paleography, Greek.; Greek language, Biblical.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 141-143.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: I. Definition and summary of research.; title: Definition; title: The beginnings of palaeography; title: Modern tools for palaeographic research; title: II. The Greek alphabet.; title: The origins of the Greek alphabet; title: Greek numerals; title: Offshoots of the Greek alphabet; title: III. The pronunciation of Greek.; title: The sounds of Greek letters; title: Accent, oral and written; title: IV. The making of ancient books.; title: The materials of ancient books; title: The format of ancient books; title: Pen, ink, and other writing materials; title: Palimpsests; title: V. The transcribing of Greek manuscripts.; title: Scribes and their work; title: Styles of Greek handwriting; title: Uncial handwriting; title: Minuscule handwriting; title: Abbreviations and symbols; title: Scriptio continua; title: Punctuation; title: VI. Special features of biblical manuscripts.; title: The Tetragrammaton; title: Nomina Sacra; title: Hexaplaric signs; title: Stichometry and colometry; title: Superscriptions and subscriptions; title: Chapter divisions and headings; title: The Eusebian canon tables; title: The Euthalian apparatus; title: Hypotheses; title: Lectionary equipment; title: Neumes; title: Miniatures; title: Glosses, lexica, onomastica, and commentaries; title: Appendices.; title: How to estimate the date of a Greek manuscript; title: How to collate a Greek manuscript; title: Statistics relating to the manuscripts of the Greek New Testament