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Book Number
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000297473
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ISBN
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 9789004343740 (hardback)
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9004343741 (hardback)
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9789004343757 (ebook)
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900434375X (ebook)
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Main Entry
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Cole, Zachary J.,. author.
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Title
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Numerals in early Greek New Testament manuscripts :. text-critical, scribal, and theological studies / by Zachary J. Cole.
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Imprint
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Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017].
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Descr.
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xiii, 269 pages ; 25 cm.
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Series
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( New Testament tools, studies, and documents ; ; volume 53)
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Bibliogr.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-252) and indexes.
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Contents
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Introduction -- History of research -- Internal profiles of papyri -- Internal profiles of majuscules -- External analysis : selected comparisons -- Numerals in manuscripts of the Greek Old Testament -- Theological orthography and the possibility of Numeri Sacri -- Numerals and the mechanics of public reading -- Concluding thoughts.
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Abstract
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In ’Numerals in Early Greek New Testament Manuscripts’, Zachary J. Cole provides the first in-depth examination of the seemingly obscure, yet important topic: how early Christian scribes wrote numbers and why. While scholars have long been aware that Christian scribes occasionally used numerical abbreviations in their books, few have been able to make much sense of it. This detailed analysis of numerals in manuscripts up through the fifth century CE uncovers a wealth of palaeographical and codicological data. Among other findings, Zachary J. Cole shows that some numerals can function as ’visual links’ between witnesses, that numbers sometimes--though rarely--functioned like ’nomina sacra’, and that Christians uniquely adapted their numbering system to suit the needs of public reading.
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Title Sub.
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Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, Textual.
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Bible. New Testament -- Manuscripts -- History.
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Subject - Lib.Cong.
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Numbers in the Bible.
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Manuscripts, Greek
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Series AE-Uni.Title
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New Testament tools, studies and documents ; ; v. 53.
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