I’ve tried without success to find a list of all the extant Greek manuscripts (with dates and #s of copies), not only of the NT, but also of other major classical works, e.g., Homer, Euripides, Virgil, Cicero, etc.
All I see are Christian apologetics websites touting the relative # of NT manuscripts compared to other works.
Is there such a website (or websites) where we can see this information?
Thanks.
Porphyry said
** you do not have permission to see this link ** is pretty good–I’m not sure it will actually answer your precise question, but it cuts through the apologists’ talking points pretty cleanly.
I share the OP’s desire to learn more about the earliest surviving manuscripts of both Old and New Testament books. The video you linked to is the best information I could find in one place, although Wikipedia has some interesting articles on the surviving manuscripts as well.
Robert said
** you do not have permission to see this link **.
And this is link to a Wikipedia list of New Testament manuscipts. It is not a discussion per se, but provides links to the different types of manuscripts we have – ** you do not have permission to see this link **
All I see are Christian apologetics websites…
For the subject addressed by this thread I will happily defer to Robert and others with actual expertise, so a side issue. And that is the problem of doing historical critical research on the internet. A subject that has fascinated me for years is the figure of the Holy Spirit and how the HS went from being an emanation of God to become the third member of the Trinity. Put the words ‘Holy Spirit’ in a search engine and see what you get!
Hi
I was recently in the Manuscript Room at the British Library; London.
Very well worth a visit if visiting London.
The Codex Sinaiticus is on display there; the page open is quite faded and a bit hard to discern the written characters; I am wondering if this is the same for all the other pages?
Not sure if this is the place in the Blog to ask such a question.
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