The Edited Bible : The Curious History of the Editor in Biblical Criticism / / John Van Seters

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456759603321
• Autore: Van Seters John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2010; ©2010
• ISBN: 1-57506-567-3
• Edizione: [2. print. with minor corrections.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (446 p.)
• Disciplina: 220.6/609
• Soggetti: Editing; Classical literature; Classical literature - History and criticism; History; Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The early history of editing -- Jewish and Christian scholarship and standardization of biblical texts -- Classical and biblical text editions : editing in the age of the printing press -- Editing Homer : the rise of historical criticism in classical studies -- The history of the "editor" in biblical criticism from Simon to Wellhausen -- The history of redaction in the twentieth century : crisis in higher criticism -- Editing the Bible and textual criticism -- Editors and the creation of the canon -- Summary and conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Introduction -- The early history of editing -- Jewish and Christian scholarship and standardization of biblical texts -- Classical and biblical text editions : editing in the age of the printing press -- Editing Homer : the rise of historical criticism in classical studies -- The history of the "editor" in biblical criticism from Simon to Wellhausen -- The history of redaction in the twentieth century : crisis in higher criticism -- Editing the Bible and textual criticism -- Editors and the creation of the canon -- Summary and conclusion.