[B-Greek] Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament

James Spinti JSpinti at Eisenbrauns.com
Tue Jun 13 12:09:33 EDT 2006


I asked my sales rep at Hendrickson for clarification and he got back to
me today. 

He says that there is no modern editor, it is just a "cleaned up and
retypeset" version of the 1881 text.

HTH,

James

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org 
> [mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Michael Holmes
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 9:58 AM
> To: Wieland Willker; B-Greek; textualcriticism at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament
> 
> 
> The Hendrickson online catalog lists Westcott & Hort as the 
> authors, and 
> says nothing about any editor. The publicity "blurb" reads as follows:
> All modern English New Testament translations are based on 
> virtually the 
> same critical text that was used in the 1881 edition of The 
> New Testament in 
> the Original Greek. In their monumental critical edition, Cambridge 
> professors Westcott and Hort sought to present the oldest and 
> purest text 
> that could be attained through rigorous examination of the manuscript 
> evidence. They refined the methods of the emerging science of textual 
> criticism, inaugurating a new era of biblical textual study. Their 
> classification system and evaluation of most of the texts and 
> text families 
> has retained the approval of scholars worldwide.
> 
> The foundation of the Nestle-Aland / United Bible Society 
> editions, Westcott 
> & Hort represents a landmark achievement in the ongoing quest 
> for the Greek 
> texts closest to those penned by the New Testament writers. 
> Students of 
> textual scholarship and those who do serious critical work 
> will appreciate 
> this attractive and affordable edition.
> 
> 
> Also, the online catalog lists November 2006 as availability date.
> 
> Mike Holmes
> Bethel University
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wieland Willker" <willker at chemie.uni-bremen.de>
> To: "B-Greek" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>; 
> <textualcriticism at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 3:22 AM
> Subject: [B-Greek] Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament
> 
> 
> >I found this on Amazon:
> > Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament: Comparison (Leather 
> Bound) by B. F. 
> > Westcott, Fenton John Anthony Hort
> > List Price: $34.95  Price: $22.02
> > Leather Bound: 900 pages Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers 
> (July 31, 2006) 
> > Language: English ISBN: 1565636740
> > FEATURES * Complete New Testament in Greek * Basic Greek 
> dictionary * 
> > Colorful Bible maps * Critical apparatus compares the 
> Westcott/Hort text 
> > with significant differences in the current Nestle/Aland 
> and Majority 
> > texts * User-friendly English section headings enable easy 
> navigation * 
> > Old Testament citations referenced and set off in boldface 
> type * Durably 
> > bound in a flexible, stain-resistant cover
> > Does anybody know more about it? Editor? Best wishes    Wieland 
> > <><------------------------------------------------Wieland Willker, 
> > Bremen, 
> > 
> Germanymailto:willker at chemie.uni-bremen.dehttp://www.uni-breme
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> > commentary: http://www.uni-bremen.de/~wie/TCG/index.html
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