Biblical and Theological Studies Faculty Works
Title
From "Original Text" to "Initial Text": The Traditional Goal of New Testament Textual Criticism in Contemporary Discussion
Document Type
Book Chapter
Abstract
This essay focuses on this second set of issues arising out of the current discussion about the meaning and status of the term “original text.” Following a brief introduction to recent discussion, the essay will sketch usage of the term “original text” in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, assess proposals for de ning or indicating what it is that NT textual criticism is (or ought to be) attempting to recover, discuss some collateral issues associated with those proposals, and note the larger ideological context of the discussion.
Department(s)
Biblical and Theological Studies
Publication Title
The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research
Volume
42
First Page
637
Last Page
688
Publication Date
1-1-2013
DOI
10.1163/9789004236554_024
ISSN
00778842
ISBN
9789004236042
Recommended Citation
Holmes, Michael W., "From "Original Text" to "Initial Text": The Traditional Goal of New Testament Textual Criticism in Contemporary Discussion" (2013). Biblical and Theological Studies Faculty Works. 24.
https://spark.bethel.edu/bible-theology-faculty/24
Comments
Part of the New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents Series