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A scribal solution to a problematic measurement in the apocalypse

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Orthographic variation within the manuscripts of the Greek NT is seldom a cause célèbre beyond the ranks of diehard textual critics. Even among these most will concede that orthographic irregularities amount to little more than evidence of scribal incompetency or inconsistency in their spelling practices. To find the same word both spelled correctly and misspelled within a single manuscript by the same scribe is not uncommon. It approaches the norm. The critical editions of our Greek NTs have therefore opted, on good grounds, to exclude textual variants displaying non-standardized spelling. To include them would make it impossible for anyone to use the critical apparatuses in a meaningful way. The deluge of senseless errors would drown out variants of demonstrable textual significance. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010.

Department(s)

Biblical and Theological Studies

Publication Title

New Testament Studies

Volume

56

Issue

2

First Page

273

Last Page

278

Publication Date

4-1-2010

DOI

10.1017/S002868850999018X

ISSN

00286885

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