The Living Text Of The Gospels by D.C. Parker
Argues that the Gospel text is a dynamic, evolving tradition rather than a single fixed original, showing how scribes, editors, and communities shaped its wording through copying, correction, and interpretation. Drawing on manuscript evidence and notable variants, it challenges the quest for an “original text” and reframes textual criticism as the study of documents and their histories. It also explores implications for editing, translation, and digital presentation, advocating approaches that acknowledge and display the text’s inherent complexity and diversity.
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- Published
- 1997
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-250
- Original Language
- English
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