Studies on the Paratextual Features of Early New Testament Manuscripts: Texts and Editions of the New Testament (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004537941)

Most studies of ancient New Testament manuscripts focus on individual readings and textual variants. This book, however, draws attention to, and attempts to advance, study of the textual and paratextual features of New Testament manuscripts. After defining paratext, the contributors discuss key manuscript characteristics, including headings, introductions, marginal comments, colophons, layout features such as margins, columns, spacing, and reading aids such as segmentation, paragraphos, ekthesis, coronis, and rubrication. The goal of this book is to explore how textual criticism goes beyond individual readings and includes studying the history of texts and their perceivable features.

Author: Stanley E. Porter
ISBN-10: 9004537945
ISBN-13: 9789004537941
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2023
Pages: 396
Format: Hardcover