Rippon asked on another thread if I were a scholar in textual criticism. I didn't directly answer that, but did point out that I had an essay published in a festschrift on the variants of εὐθυς in Mark from a discourse analysis perspective. The actual answer would be that no, I'm not a scholar in textual criticism. Before I could be that, IMO, original research on the manuscripts would be a necessary minimum, and I've never done that and don't have the proper skills.
Having said all of that, I thought it would be fun to do another annotated bibliography, this time on books I have on textual criticism. Feel free to add any posts about your own books on the subject. Caveat: please, no books on the KJVO controversies unless they directly relate to textual criticism.
First of all, let's get the OT out of the way. I have Old Testament Textual Criticism, by Ellis R. Brotzman (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994). The OT is remarkably stable in its textual criticism due to the care Hebrew scribes took in copying. However, that does not mean that OT textual criticism is unnecessary, but only that it is not as complicated as the NT discipline.
The author starts out with a good Introduction on textual criticism and inspiration. There are eight informative chapters in 162 pages. Various charts and tables help the reader see relationships and timelines. There is a good appendix on the variations, a useful glossary, a bibliography, and indexes of subjects, authors, and Scripture.
Having said all of that, I thought it would be fun to do another annotated bibliography, this time on books I have on textual criticism. Feel free to add any posts about your own books on the subject. Caveat: please, no books on the KJVO controversies unless they directly relate to textual criticism.
First of all, let's get the OT out of the way. I have Old Testament Textual Criticism, by Ellis R. Brotzman (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994). The OT is remarkably stable in its textual criticism due to the care Hebrew scribes took in copying. However, that does not mean that OT textual criticism is unnecessary, but only that it is not as complicated as the NT discipline.
The author starts out with a good Introduction on textual criticism and inspiration. There are eight informative chapters in 162 pages. Various charts and tables help the reader see relationships and timelines. There is a good appendix on the variations, a useful glossary, a bibliography, and indexes of subjects, authors, and Scripture.
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