[B-Greek] Textual Commentary

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Aug 1 16:09:49 EDT 2006


On Aug 1, 2006, at 10:39 AM, Jim West wrote:

> A new and revised edition of the famous Textual Commentary of the  
> GNT is
> available from the German Bible Socity-
>
> http://www.scholarly-bibles.com/en/search.html? 
> product_show=87&m1id=32160713&m1Lid=155716
>
> Listers may be interested.

But listers had best not be under any illusion that this is a  
REVISION  or third edition of Metzger's Textual Commentary. Note the  
different TITLE and the description: this is a simplification of the  
content of Metzger's Commentary prepared for users without any  
background in textual criticism:

Here's the blurb:
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A Textual Guide to the Greek New Testament

This edition is based on the widely known „Textual Commentary on the  
Greek New Testament” of Bruce M. Metzger. It was especially designed  
for translators who have not received formal training in textual  
criticism. It enables them - and other people interested in the  
initial text of the Greek New Testament - to discover more easily the  
reasons that certain variant readings in the NT are more likely to be  
original than others. Therefore the notes of Metzger have been  
simplified and expanded. Included are discussions of significant  
differences in divisions and punctuation where those involve  
differences in meaning. Technical matters are explained in non- 
technical language. An easy-to-read introduction provides a brief  
overview of textual criticism, including explanations of key terms, a  
history of the text, and methods that are used by scholars to arrive  
at their conclusions.

Price: $38.00
ISBN: 3-438-06044-2
Editors: Roger L. Omanson
Number of pages: 554
Format: 15.8 x 23.7 cm
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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