[B-Greek] Re: How to compare manuscripts?

Wieland Willker willker at chemie.uni-bremen.de
Wed Dec 8 10:44:42 EST 2004


Raymond Custer wrote: 
> I have the Nestle-Aland Greek-English NT, 27th edition.  
> It has a "critical apparatus".  I have studied the 
> instructions as best I can but can not teach myself to 
> use it.   

Well in that case you should probably best ask your pastor, he should be
able to explain the apparatus to you. 


> I wish to be able to compare what individual early 
> manuscripts said for certain verses.  

Then another invaluable resource could be suggested. I think you want
Reuben Swanson's Horizontal Line "New Testament Greek Manuscripts". 
Perhaps it will not harm to note the following good deal: 
http://www.netramp.us/wcl/customer/product.php?productid=457&cat=12&page
=1

This is really a must-have for every serious student of the Greek Bible.


You may also want to check the digital Nestle-Aland here: 
http://nttranscripts.uni-muenster.de/AnaServer?NTtranscripts+0+start.anv


Best wishes
    Wieland
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