It assumes that most of its readers will be going further into. Textual criticism, sometimes called lower criticism, is concerned only with the text of Scripture itself and is aimed at finding the true text as it came from the author. Textual criticism is in a period of change, as it seeks to account for an ever-growing body of textual data as well as the development of new methodologies. He is an associate editor of the Lexham Bible Dictionary, editor of the Lexham Methods Series, and a regular Bible Study Magazine contributor. New Testament Textual Criticism is an excellent introduction to the field of textual criticism.
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He holds a PhD in Hebrew from the University of Free State and holds a Master of Arts in Hebrew and Semitic Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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About the Series Editorĭouglas Mangum is an academic editor for Lexham Press. She lives in the Twin Cities, where she teaches Old Testament courses as an adjunct professor and does freelance writing and editing. Wendy Widder PhD, University of the Free State) is the author of Daniel in the Story of God commentary series (Zondervan) and “To Teach” in Ancient Israel: A Cognitive Linguistic Study of a Biblical Hebrew Lexical Set (deGruyter). She is the founder of The Center for Ancient Texts and Languages, an organization devoted to promoting the study of ancient languages, teaching students to read and analyze ancient manuscripts, and advancing research in textual criticism.
As a secondary goal, we desire to trace changes to the text and get a window into ancient Christianity. Viktor Roudkovski, Professor of New Testament and Greek, School of Theology and Vocation, LeTourneau UniversityĪmy Anderson (PhD, University of Birmingham) is Professor of New Testament and Ancient Greek at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since the original autographs of the Bible no longer exist, the primary goal of Biblical Textual Criticism is to determine the exact wording of the original inspired text dispatched from the author with as much accuracy as possible. Those who teach Greek courses or deal with textual variants of scripture in any setting will find this work absolutely engaging and worthwhile. Tommy Wasserman, Professor of Biblical Studies, Ansgar Teologiske Høgskole What a valuable, versatile, and much-needed resource to orient beginners in the discipline of textual criticism. Clear explanations, definitions of key-words, lucid tables and illustrating examples make this introduction particularly suitable for the beginning student. In a time of increasing specialization and fragmentation, a handbook that takes what the two fields have in common-in particular scribal habits-as the starting point, is very welcome. Williams Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary With this handbook Anderson and Widder provide a clear and helpful introduction to Old and New Testament textual criticism. Praise for Textual Criticism of the Bible An excellent, helpful, and practical introduction to the topic for beginners.
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