The Amazing Mass of Biblical Manuscripts

Authors

R. T. Du Brau, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

7-1-1937

Document Type

Article

Keywords

greek manuscripts, new testament, england, textual criticism, polyglot, walton, alexandrinus, constantinople, latin

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

This year of our Lord, 1937, bids fair to become the beginning of a third great period in the history of the Greek text of our Bible. Later generations of Bible-lovers will no doubt refer to this period of textual criticism as that of decipherment, transcription, and conservative comparison. True, this latter textual activity has been in progress for the last generation, but it becomes apparent with the wealth of material now on hand that only a modest beginning has been made. The century just ended, from 1838 to 1936, has resolved itself into an age of amazing discoveries of manuscripts that it deserves special mention and study in the annals of the Greek text.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Du Brau, R. T. (1937) "The Amazing Mass of Biblical Manuscripts," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 8, Article 56.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol8/iss1/56