TY - BOOK AU - Sturz,Harry A TI - The Byzantine text-type and New Testament textual criticism SN - 9780840749581 AV - BS2555 PY - 1984/// CY - Nashville PB - T. Nelson Publishers KW - Bible KW - New Testament KW - Criticism, Textual N1 - Spine title: The Byzantine text-type and New Testament textual criticism; Based on author's thesis (Th. D.)--Grace Theological Seminary, 1967; Bibliography: pages 231-274; 4.es; Background --; A summary of the argument that the Byzantine Text is secondary --; A summary of the argument that the Byzantine Text is primary --; An examination of the argument that the Byzantine Text is primary --; Distinctively Byzantine readings are found in early papyri --; Byzantine-Western alignments go back into the second century independently and originate in the East, not in the West --; The silence of the Fathers is explainable and therefore is not a proof of lateness --; The "conflate" or longer readings are not a proof of lateness --; The composite nature of the Byzantine Text attests the early existence of its readings where its strands unite --; Summary of section A --; The evidence of section A --; The significant provenance of the Byzantine text-type --; The Koine style of the Byzantine text-type --; The conservative users --; The silent history --; Summary of section B --; Conclusion --; Appendices : Lists. Papyrus-Byzantine alignments opposed by Westerns, Alexandrians, and Westcott-Hort --; Papyrus-Byzantine-Western alignments opposed by Alexandrians and Westcott-Hort --; Papyrus-Byzantine-Alexandrian alignments followed by Westcott-Hort but opposed by Westerns --; Papyrus-Byzantine plus varying support (Western and/or Alexandrian) but opposed by Westcott-Hort --; Papyrus-Byzantine plus varying support (Western and/or Alexandrian) followed hesitantly by Westcott-Hort --; Tables. Papyrus-Byzantine readings compared with Alexandrian --; Papyrus-Byzantine readings compared with Western --; Papyrus-Byzantine readings compared with Alexandrian-Western --; Papyrus-Byzantine-Western readings compared with Alexandrian --; Papyrus-Byzantine-Alexandrian readings compared with Western --; Charts. Number of occurrences and relative percentages of four basic alignments --; Numerical and percentage summary of variants --; Additions --; Omissions --; Changes --; Bibliography; 2 ER -