A study of the Gospels in Codex Alexandrinus : codicology, palaeography, and scribal hands /

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Main Author: Smith, W. Andrew (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.

Series: New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents ; 48.

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Call Number: BS2555.52 .S66 2014

Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations ; Abstract; Introduction ; Objective ; Overview of the Following Chapters ; Manuscript Page Notation ; A Note on the Manuscript Images ; Chapter 1 Codex History ; Codicology and the History of Codex Alexandrinus ; 1627 to Present; Codex History Prior to 1627 ; Chapter 2 Codicology ; The Codex; Materials ; Composition and Binding ; Dimensions and Formatting ; Contents ; Ordering of the New Testament Books ; Numbering ; Closing Remarks on the Codicology of Alexandrinus ; Chapter 3 Palaeography and Paratextual Features of the Gospels ; The Hands ; Use of Color.
  • Superscriptions, Subscriptions, and Tailpiece DesignsEusebian Apparatus; Kephalaia and Titloi ; Conclusion ; Chapter 4 Scribes ; Overview of the Scribal Hands ; Unit Delimitation ; Nomina Sacra ; Other Abbreviations and Ligatures ; Orthography ; Conclusions ; Conclusion ; Creation of the Codex ; The Eusebian Apparatus and Use of Numbers ; Palaeography and Statistical Analysis ; Updating the Alexandrinus Knowledge Base ; Final Words ; Appendix A. Tables of Concordance ; Appendix B. Orthographic Data ; Appendix C. Statistical Analysis ; Appendix D. Eusebian Apparatus Data ; Appendix E. Unit Delimitation Data.
  • Works CitedIndex : Name and Subject ; Manuscript Index ; Index of Biblical References.