Ad fontes : : original manuscripts and their significance for studying early Christianity : selected essays / / by Thomas J. Kraus.

• Superior document: Texts and editions for New Testament study, v. 3
• Author: Kraus, Thomas J., 1965-
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Texts and editions for New Testament study ; v. 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This selection of essays with autobiographical introduction aims to demonstrate the value of working with the original manuscripts in detail in order to gain a more profound understanding of the many facets of Early Christianity, in particular the texts and background of the New Testament. This book should persuade other scholars to once again take a look at the original manuscripts, whether it be a textual witness to the New Testament, some apocryphal text, a reference to early Christian life, or even a specific socio-historical feature of the life of the common people in the days of early Christianity. The specific selection of essays has been chosen with this purpose in mind, presenting editions of papyri and first-hand information, and showing how to base even complex constructs of ideas on a studious treatment of manuscripts. The essays demonstrate the value of studying manuscripts for lexicography, painting a picture of a socio-historical background, and showing how to assess and evaluate data methodologically.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter One. ‘Why Am I Doing What I Do?’ Introducing My Work On Manuscripts And Ordering The Essays According To Topics And Approach / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Two. ‘Parchment Or Papyrus?’: Some Remarks About The Significance Of Writing Material When Assessing Manuscripts / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Three. Ad Fontes—The Benefit Of The Consultation Of Original Manuscripts As For Instance P.Vindob.G 31974 / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Four. P.Oxy. V 840—Amulet Or Miniature Codex? Principal And Additional Remarks On Two Terms / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Five. P.Vindob.G 2325: The So-Called Fayûm-Gospel—Re-Edition And Some Critical Conclusions / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Six. P.Vindob.G 35835 (Former 26132a)—Notes On The Last Judgment / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Seven. (IL)Literacy In Non-Literary Papyri From Graeco-Roman Egypt: Further Aspects To The Educational Ideal In Ancient Literary Sources And Modern Times / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Eight. ‘Slow writers’—βραδεωσ Γραφοντεσ: What, How Much, and How Did They Write? / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Nine. ‘Uneducated’, ‘ignorant’, or even ‘illiterate’? Aspects and Background for an Understanding of Αγραμματοι (and Ιδιωται) in Acts 4:13 / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Ten. John 7:15b: ‘Knowing Letters’ And (IL)Literacy / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Eleven. The Lending Of Books In The Fourth Century C.E. P.Oxy. LXIII 4365—A Letter On Papyrus And The Reciprocal Lending Of Literature Having Become Apocryphal / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Twelve. An Obligation From Contract Law In Philemon 19 Characteristic Style And Juridical Background / T.J. Kraus -- Chapter Thirteen. 7Q5—Status Quaestionis And Fundamental Remarks To Qualify The Discussion Of The Papyrus Fragment / T.J. Kraus -- Index Of Ancient Texts / T.J. Kraus -- Manuscripts (Papyri, Ostraca, Tablets Et Al.) / T.J. Kraus -- Index Of (Selected) Modern Authors / T.J. Kraus -- Subject Index / T.J. Kraus.