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Introduction to Exegesis 1

Textual Criticism Packet for

TTNT 503 Introduction to Exegesis

Dr. Clinton E. Arnold


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. Modern Methods of Tetual riticis% (1CF-2/C)»


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Introduction to Exegesis /

Textual Criticism Projectfor T 5E3-,ntroduction to @egesis

Analsis of a Tetual 4ariant

@0aluate one of the follo$ing tetual 0ariants*

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ohn 1*1F -- hould the tet read 7?od7 or 7son7'

G Matthe$ .*13 -- hould 7for ours is the kingdo% and the po$er and the glor fore0er7 #e

included or o%itted in the :ords praer'

@0aluate the 0ariant # follo$ing the four steps gi0en in the guidelines for the assign%ent! 9our goal $ill #e to%ake an infor%ed decision on $hich of the 0ariants has the highest degree of pro#a#ilit as the original reading!The process outlined #elo$ $ill help ou to assess the $eight of #oth the eternal and internal e0idence of thereadings!

8or% and tle*

=lease use our co%puter to fill in our responses to all of the areas of analsis! The te%plate for thisassign%ent is on % $e#site!

8eel free+ ho$e0er+ to hand$rite (in a legi#le %anner) the %anuscript e0idence on the chart! "hen ou cite the ?reek+ , $ould prefer that ou use a ?reek font ($ith accents and #reathing %arks)!

Research* 9ou are re>uired to consult at least four (/) exegetical co%%entaries for this assign%ent (one of these %a

#e MetgerHs Textual Commentary on the Gree New Testament )! An ea%ple of IeegeticalJ co%%entaries$ould #e 0olu%es that appear in the follo$ing series*

,nternational ritical o%%entar (,) e$ ,nternational ?reek Testa%ent o%%entar (,?T) (not all 0olu%es are pu#lished)


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Textual Criticism Project

Write the passage reference of the verse(s) that you worked on:

1. List all the possible readings.:ist all the possi#le readings in ?reek and pro0ide an @nglish translation!6escri#e the i%plications of each reading for interpreting the tet! "hat i%pact is there on the theolog'


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Introduction to Exegesis .

2. Eternal Evidence

Part 1: ,ndicate $hat tetual theor ou find %ost co%pelling and state our three strongest reasons for holdingto this theor!


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Introduction to Exegesis

Part 2: =lot the eternal e0idence according to Itet-tpeJ in the follo$ing order* papri+ uncials+ %inuscules(and lectionaries)+ 0ersions+ and church fathers! :ist all %ss! not identified in our chart in the left %argin! Begin$ith the %ost $ell-attested readings!

Alexandrian (Caesarean) Western Byzantine

Reading K1

Reading K2

Reading K3

Reading K/

Reading K5


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Introduction to Exegesis F

Part : @0aluate $hat reading the eternal e0idence supports #ased on the text$critical theory that you find mostcom"elling !


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Introduction to Exegesis C

!. "ssess the #nternal Evidence.

Part 1: Transcri!tional Pro"a"ilities# 6iscuss the 0ariants under each of the follo$ing categories and indicate$hich reading is %ost likel $hen the criteria are applied!

1! The %ore difficult reading (to the scri#e) is to #e preferred!

2! The shorter reading is to #e preferred(unless o%ission of %aterial can #e readil eplained)

3! The non-har%onied reading is to #e preferred!

/! cri#al tendencies to $atch for! 6o an of these appl to the 0ariant ou are assessing'L replacing unfa%iliar $ord $ith %ore fa%iliar snon%L AtticiingL s%oothing (adding pronouns+ con&unctions+ and epleti0es)


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Introduction to Exegesis 1E

Part 2: $ntrinsic Pro"a"ilities# Appl an of the rele0ant criteria listed #elo$!1! The stle and 0oca#ular of the author in the #ook 2! The i%%ediate contet3!


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$ntentional Changes

1! hanges in0ol0ing spelling and gra%%ar 2!


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$. %onclusion;n the #asis of our e0aluation of the eternal and internal e0idence+

(1) indicate $hich reading ou think is the original

(2) state the %ost con0incing eplanation for the rise of the other readings (0i! $here did the co%e fro% and$h')

(3) rate our le0el of confidence in the conclusion on an A - 6 scale

(/) state $h ou agree or disagree $ith the &udg%ent of the editors of the DB tet*


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Introduction to Exegesis 1/

The Transmission of the Text

#. &ow the 'et Was 'ransitted

(1) =apri

(2) =arch%ent %anuscripts(a) 7Dncials7

(#) 7Minuscules7

(3) 4ersions

(/) =atristic Nuotations

'he evelopent of *anuscript +,ailies- %iscerning the geneaological relationshi" of manuscri"ts: Manuscripts ha0e #een grouped # scholars into Ifa%iliesJ of%anuscripts #ecause of their Ifa%il rese%#lance+J i!e! the see% to perpetuate %an of the sa%e 0ariant readings or itcould #e said that the share the sa%e distincti0e readings #ecause the share a co%%on parent! 8or full descriptions+ seeMetger!

(1a) =R;T;-A:@OA6R,A T@OT! This collection of %anuscripts has $idel #een considered as %ost faithfull preser0ing the original! This tet for% $as gi0en priorit in the translation of %an %odern 0ersions (AB+ ,4+ R4)!This $ould #e represented # %ost of the papri and the t$o uncials inaiticus and 4aticanus!

e "itnesses* ¸ (0arious papri)+ a B

(1#) A:@OA6R,A T@OT (also called the 7@?9=T,A T@OT7)! Aland descri#es this group as %anuscripts of aspecial >ualit+ #ut distinguished fro% =roto-Aleandrian %anuscripts # the presence of secondar influences (Bantinereadings+ in his opinion)!

e "itnesses* A (ecept for gospels) : Y D

(2) A@AR@A T@OT! A group of %anuscripts corresponding to the tpe of tet ;rigen used at aesarea! Aland*7%anuscripts of a distincti0e character $ith an independent tet!7


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e "itnesses* Q fam &' fam &( 2F 5.5 EE

(3) T


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Introduction to Exegesis 1.

The Major Textual Theories

(1) 'he Westcott&ort 'heory:L The t$o %ost relia#le %anuscripts ( the t$o oldest parch%ent %anuscripts)*

a 7ode inaiticus7 /th centur disco0ered in 1F53B 7ode 4aticanus7 /th centur %ade a0aila#le in 1FCEL The readings of these t$o %anuscripts are called 7the eutral tet7L ontended that the Bantine tet $as inferior

L The church fathers up to the ti%e of hrsosto% fail to use the Bantine tet in their >uotations fro% scripture!L Argued for a :ucianic recension in the fourth centur $hich ga0e rise to the conflate 7%a&orit tet7

L Man no$ see this theor confir%ed # the readings of %an of the recentl disco0ered papri+ e!g! î 46 (dates fro%a#out A!6! 2EE)

(2) /easoned Eclecticis(or+ the %odified "estcott-


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L Tet =roduced* Pane ! ue of this theor #elo$!

() tur3 'heory L ee uit of that particular readingnot the anti>uit of the entire Bantine tet-fa%il!

2! Man of his paprus-supported Bantine readings ha0e su#stantial support fro% other tet-tpes and thusare not distincti0el Bantine!


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Introduction to Exegesis 1C

Textual !itnesses Chart(Grouped According to Text-Type)


Reading K1

Reading K2

Reading K3

Reading K/

Reading K5


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Introduction to Exegesis 2E

Textual Witnesses(Grouped According to Text-Type)


Reading K1

Reading K2

Reading K3

Reading K/

Reading K5


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Case Exam"le on E"hesians #$#

*anuscript EvidenceTranslation: 7=aul+ an apostle of hrist esus # the $ill of ?od+ To the saints in @phesus+ the faithful in hrist esus!7


Reading K1

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33E /3. /51 .1/ .2C.3E 12/1 1F 1FF11C.2 1CF/ 1CF5 2122/C2 2/C5

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A%#rosiaster ,4(4ictorinus-Ro%e) 3.2hrsosto% /E=elagius /12

Theodoreat /2Fril ///Theodoret /..=s-ero%e 4assiodorus 5FEohn-6a%ascus /C

ac A B3 = Y)id

33 F1 1E/ 32.

copsa+ #o

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FF 1F1

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goth

Reading K2o%it

(Marcion) ,,(Tertullian) 22E;rigen 25/

(@phrae%) %ssacc! to Basil

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