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Title: The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration by Bruce Manning Metzger, Bruce M. Metger ISBN: 0-19-507297-9 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: February, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $31.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Read
Comment: Dr. Metzger has given the reader an invaluable resource for the study of the text of the New Testament. The book is divided into three major parts. Part one begins with a detailed description of the ancient method of bookmaking. Next, Metzger lists the major Greek manuscripts and codices as well as a basic description of each. He also lists the major non-Greek witnesses (e.g. Syriac, Coptic, Latin, etc.) and discusses the role of quotations from the early church Fathers. Part two is devoted to the history of the printed editions of the Greek New Testament from the time of the Complutensian Polyglot and the Textus Receptus (the text used for the KJV) through Westcott and Hort until the present day. Part three is an instruction manual for textual criticism, including the many theories of criticism and the method of conjectural emendation. In this section, Metzger also discusses the many types of errors and deliberate changes made by the scribes. He then gives an analysis of several textually difficult passages (e.g. Mark 16 and Acts 20:28). The book also includes 16 photo plates that show selected manuscripts. A working knowledge of Greek is helpful because Metzger often cites Greek words in the text and footnotes without an English translation. If one wishes to learn the basics (and more) about textual criticism, then this is the book to buy.
Rating: 3
Summary: Lacks Objectivity - Good for Studying Liberal Theory
Comment: Contains substantial duplicity of standards. Criticizes Wescott/Hort and others for strong bias for/against certain text types, yet he himself can hardly mention the Byzantine text without making some kind of deprecating remark. Castigates selected textual critics for subjectivism and "internal considerations," while asserting that textual criticism is less like science and more like poetry (p211), or a dog hunting fleas (p219). Fair amount of specific examples, but tends to be somewhat one-sided in interpreting some of those examples.
Rating: 5
Summary: Still the best introduction !
Comment: For clearness of exposition and soundness of principles, and even
correct if not beautiful typographical appearance, this is the best introduction ever to NT Textual History and Criticism.
OK, the Eberhardt NESTLE book of some ninety years ago is again available and is a well thought-of German pedagogical feat of a textbook, glory to it!_ but, truly, it's also painfully outdated.
So, what? It's true that the updating of the third edition isn't done in the best possible way_ but, what do we have to offer? The ALAND and ALAND handbook? Of course, it is a good repository of the latest data in the field, but a good, readable textbook it isn't_ and, by the way, it's even a little sectarian (pro Stuttgart, of course).
So, I think it's on the whole better to stick to METZGER, and -for a good updating, to get the EHRMAN, HOLMES book.
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Title: Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger ISBN: 3438060108 Publisher: Fortress Press Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: The Text of the New Testament an Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism by Kurt Aland, Barbara Aland ISBN: 0802840981 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: December, 1995 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance by Bruce Manning Metzger ISBN: 0198269544 Publisher: Clarendon Pr Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors by Gordon D. Fee ISBN: 0664223168 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The New Testament : Its Background, Growth, and Content by Bruce Manning Metzger ISBN: 0687279143 Publisher: Abingdon Press Pub. Date: December, 1983 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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