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Image is part of the recto of P21. The font (Sylvanus)
for the title "New Testament" replicates an uncial Greek manuscript (including
the lunate sigma).
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NT Textual Criticism
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P21 page updated with new photos. (Papyrus MS
of Matt. 12, = POxy 1227; see miniature at top of this page.)
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NT
Textual Criticism Reference Chart, v. 3.1 (Note:
this is a revised, 3d ed. which includes some corrections [thanks to Wieland Willker for catching these] and expands the listings. If you downloaded
an earlier edition, please replace it with this update.) (194K .pdf file; Acrobat
v. 5 or higher
required) This is a 4-page reference chart designed to insert inside the cover
of an NA27 Greek NT. It includes a variety of info, including MS groupings by
both the more traditional text types and Aland's alternate categorization. The
print is small, but that's necessary to squeeze in all the information. With
some "tweaks" it will also fit a UBS Greek testament (easiest:
photocopy or print at about 90% and trim margins close).
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An Illustration
of MS Transmission (large file, 338K, v. 4 .pdf); this is a single page,
color chart that attempts to illustrate some of the historical factors that
account for the fragmentary state of the extant MS evidence. It does not profess
to represent actual MSS or specific stemma, but it does illustrate well, I
think, that the process of MS transmission was anything but
"normal" (as some majority text advocates would argue). No
documentation is included--for that, see Aland's Text of the NT, 2d ed.
(esp. pp. 49-64).
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Text Crit Links (material by others)
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most Greek text is now in Unicode format, though some remnants of the older,
non-standard Galilee encoding remain. You should not have difficulties viewing
this material if you have a relatively current web browser and a font that
contains polytonic Greek. Certain disclaimers apply. Please note that I am
unable to serve as a Q & A resource. As my schedule permits, I will attempt to
answer questions related specifically to my own writings posted on this site,
but I cannot answer general Bible or Greek questions from anyone who is curious.
Sorry!