Isbn: 9781108043335 - origin of the four gospels (cambridge library collection: religion) (5 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. The 1868 translation of the fourth German edition of this polemical work by the pioneering but controversial biblical textual scholar. Translator(s): Gage, William L. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Biblical Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398. . 2012. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 291 pages. 8.40x5.40x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Constantin von Tischendorf (1815-74) was a pioneering textual scholar of the New Testament, who discovered and transcribed early manuscripts, notably the Codex Sinaiticus, his acquisition of which provoked long-lasting controversies. The original German edition of this book appeared in 1865, and sold 2,000 copies in three weeks; this English translation (1868) was based on the improved and expanded fourth German edition (1866). In it, Tischendorf applies his enormous knowledge of early Christian literature and the oldest Latin, Greek and Syriac gospel manuscripts to the question of the date of the canonical gospel texts, which, he argues, had been established by the end of the first century. Parts of the book are highly polemical, with Tischendorf referring to 'the Tübingen fantasy-builder and the Parisian caricaturist' in his attempt to refute contemporary theories about the person of Jesus. Nevertheless his translator engagingly describes him as a 'great and genial' scholar.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 292 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The 1868 translation of the fourth German edition of this polemical work by the pioneering but controversial biblical textual scholar.