EAN: 9783110281385

JOHNS GOSPEL - CHRISTIAN ASKELAND GEBUNDEN

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.

Aktuelle Preise zur EAN 9783110281385

Produktinformationen zur 9783110281385