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John's Gospel : the Coptic translations of its Greek text / / Christian Askeland



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Autore: Askeland Christian Visualizza persona
Titolo: John's Gospel : the Coptic translations of its Greek text / / Christian Askeland Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter, c2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
Disciplina: 226.5049
Soggetto topico: Theology
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Chapter I: Introduction and summary -- Chapter II: Translation technique -- Chapter III: Translation languages and citation method -- Chapter IV: The Sahidic translation of John's gospel -- Chapter V: Non-Sahidic witnesses to John's gospel -- Chapter VI: Interversional history -- Chapter VII: Coptic citation and textual criticism -- Plates -- Bibliography -- Index of biblical references (NT, John) -- Index of names
Sommario/riassunto: This monograph explores the history of the Coptic tradition of John's gospel, considering when these ancient Egyptian witnesses are profitable for determining the earliest readings of their Greek source text. The standard critical edition of the Greek New Testament cites the Coptic versions no fewer than 1,000 times in John's gospel. For these citations, that edition references six dialectally distinct Coptic translations: the Achmimic, Bohairic, Lycopolitan (Subachmimic), Middle Egyptian Fayumic, Proto-Bohairic, and Sahidic versions. In addition to examining these, this project considers newly published texts from the Fayumic and Middle Egyptian traditions. Apart from a pivotal article on Coptic and New Testament textual criticism by Gerd Mink in 1972, Coptological research has progressed with only limited contact with Greek textual criticism. The discovery of various apocryphal Christian texts in Coptic translations has further diverted attention from Greek textual criticism. This project contributes to this subject area by applying recent advances in Coptology, and exploring the various facets of the Coptic translations. In particular, the monograph investigates (1) translation technique, (2) Greek-Coptic linguistic differences, (3) the reliability of the Coptic manuscript tradition, (4) the relationships between the Coptic versions, and (5) relevant contributions from the scholarly community. John's gospel is extant in more Coptic dialectal versions than any other biblical text. As a result, the gospel offers unique insight into the nature of the ancient Egyptian Christian communities.
Titolo autorizzato: John's Gospel  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-85695-6
3-11-028143-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910820545003321
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