| Scribal Harmonization in the Synoptic Gospels Contributor(s): Pardee, Cambry (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004391800 ISBN-13: 9789004391802 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Series: New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.60 lbs) 508 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Scribal Harmonization Cambry G. Pardee examines the earliest Greek manuscripts of the Synoptic Gospels for evidence that scribes altered the text of the Gospels--either deliberately or inadvertently--in ways that eliminated discrepancies between them. The phenomenon of harmonization demonstrates that a scribe's memories of previous experiences with gospel traditions could have a powerful effect on the manuscripts that they produced. This book assembles for the first time a catalogue of harmonizing variants from every manuscript of Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the fourth century and earlier. Far from reducing the unique voices of the individual evangelists to a single melody, the earliest scribes contributed new tones, innovative strains, and fascinating harmonies to the four-fold gospel tradition. |