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Author Smith, W. Andrew.

Title A study of the Gospels in Codex Alexandrinus : codicology, palaeography, and scribal hands / by W. Andrew Smith
Published Boston : Brill, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents
New Testament tools, studies and documents.
Contents Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Abstract; Introduction; Objective; Overview of the Following Chapters; Manuscript Page Notation; A Note on the Manuscript Images; Chapter 1 Codex History; Codicology and the History of Codex Alexandrinus; 1627 to Present; Codex History Prior to 1627; Chapter 2 Codicology; The Codex; Materials; Composition and Binding; Dimensions and Formatting; Contents; Ordering of the New Testament Books; Numbering; Closing Remarks on the Codicology of Alexandrinus; Chapter 3 Palaeography and Paratextual Features of the Gospels; The Hands; Use of Color
Superscriptions, Subscriptions, and Tailpiece DesignsEusebian Apparatus; Kephalaia and Titloi; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Scribes; Overview of the Scribal Hands; Unit Delimitation; Nomina Sacra; Other Abbreviations and Ligatures; Orthography; Conclusions; Conclusion; Creation of the Codex; The Eusebian Apparatus and Use of Numbers; Palaeography and Statistical Analysis; Updating the Alexandrinus Knowledge Base; Final Words; Appendix A. Tables of Concordance; Appendix B. Orthographic Data; Appendix C. Statistical Analysis; Appendix D. Eusebian Apparatus Data; Appendix E. Unit Delimitation Data
Works CitedIndex: Name and Subject; Manuscript Index; Index of Biblical References
Summary In A Study of the Gospels in Codex Alexandrinus W. Andrew Smith delivers a fresh and highly-detailed examination of the codex and its rich variety of features using codicology, palaeography, and statistical analysis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English with some Greek
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SUBJECT Bible. Gospels -- Criticism, Textual
Bible. Gospels. Greek -- Versions -- Codex Alexandrinus (Biblical manuscript)
Codex Alexandrinus (Biblical manuscript) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98124377
Bible. Gospels fast
Codex Alexandrinus (Biblical manuscript) fast
Subject RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9004274855
9789004274853
1322199817
9781322199818