Beyond what is written : : Erasmus and Beza as conjectural critics of the New Testament / / by Jan Krans.

• Superior document: New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents; volume35
• Author: Krans, Jan.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden Boston : : BRILL,, 2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: New Testament tools and studies, v. 35; New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents; volume35.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Beyond What is Written examines Erasmus' and Beza's multiple editions of the New Testament and the vast body of annotations which accompany these editions. This study provides a new understanding of the many conjectures on the New Testament text proposed by these two renowned scholars as part of their New Testament projects. As a consequence, it not only elucidates their different approaches to New Testament textual criticism, but also clarifies the nature and role of conjectural emendation in sixteenth-century scholarship. As a piece of historical research, this investigation into conjectures in the work of Erasmus and Beza also contributes to the ongoing debate on the nature and task of textual criticism today. The study is an important publication for textual critics and exegetes of the New Testament, as well as for historians of the Renaissance and the Reformation.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- General Introduction -- Introduction: Erasmus and the Text of the New Testament -- Erasmus’ Text-Critical Method and Approach -- Editorial Decisions -- The Importance of the Vulgate -- Erasmus’ Conjectures -- Erasmus and Conjectures made by Other Critics -- Erasmus and Conjectural Emendation: Conclusions -- Introduction: Beza and the Text of the New Testament -- Beza as Editor of the New Testament -- Beza’s Conjectures (1) -- Beza’s Conjectures (2) -- Beza and Conjectural Emendation: Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Greek Manuscripts and Editions used by Erasmus -- Manuscripts in Stephanus’ Third Edition (1550) -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Biblical Writings -- New Testament Tools and Studies.