| How We Got the New Testament: Text, Transmission, Translation Contributor(s): Porter, Stanley E. (Author), Evans, Craig a. (Editor), McDonald, Lee (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0801048710 ISBN-13: 9780801048715 Publisher: Baker Academic OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 220.07 |
| LCCN: 2013021059 |
| Series: Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.59" W x 8.47" (0.63 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A recognized expert in New Testament Greek offers a historical understanding of the writing, transmission, and translation of the New Testament and provides cutting-edge insights into how we got the New Testament in its ancient Greek and modern English forms. In part responding to those who question the New Testament's reliability, Stanley Porter rigorously defends the traditional goals of textual criticism: to establish the original text. He reveals fascinating details about the earliest New Testament manuscripts and shows that the textual evidence supports an early date for the New Testament's formation. He also explores the vital role translation plays in biblical understanding and evaluates various translation theories. The book offers a student-level summary of a vast amount of historical and textual information. |
Contributor Bio(s): Porter, Stanley E.: - Stanley E. Porter (PhD, University of Sheffield) is president, dean, professor of New Testament, and Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. A prolific scholar, he has authored or edited dozens of books, including The Synoptic Problem, Sacred Tradition in the New Testament, How We Got the New Testament, Linguistic Analysis of the Greek New Testament, and Fundamentals of New Testament Greek. |