The first chapters: dividing the text of scripture in Codex Vaticanus and its predecessors
The First Chapters uncovers the origins of the first paragraph or chapter divisions in copies of the Christian Scriptures. Its focal point is the magnificent, fourth-century Codex Vaticanus (Vat.gr. 1209; B 03), perhaps the single most significant ancient manuscript of the Bible.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press USA - OSO
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | Charles Hill's The First Chapters: Dividing the Text of Scripture in Codex Vaticanus and Its Predecessors (2024) (Hsieh, Nelson S.)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | The First Chapters uncovers the origins of the first paragraph or chapter divisions in copies of the Christian Scriptures. Its focal point is the magnificent, fourth-century Codex Vaticanus (Vat.gr. 1209; B 03), perhaps the single most significant ancient manuscript of the Bible. Cover -- The First Chapters: Dividing the Text of Scripture in Codex Vaticanus and Its Predecessors -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Prologue: 'In the book of Moses, at the bush' -- P.1 Finding One's Way without Chapter or Verse -- P.2 The First Chapters -- P.3 What 'Chapters' Do -- P.3.1 Direct Our Search -- P.3.2 Order Our Readerly Experience and Aid Our Memory -- P.3.3 Guide Our Interpretation -- P.4 What The First Chapters Does (Why Read This Book?) -- P.4.1 For the History of the Book -- P.4.2 For the History of Interpretation -- P.4.3 For the History of the Scriptural Text -- P.5 Finding One's Way through This Book: A Guide to Its Chapters -- PART I: THE BEGINNING OF THE CHAPTER: The Growth of Book Divisions and Readers' Reference Vocabularies up to the Fourth Century -- 1: The First-Century Scribal Setting -- 1.1 The Present Chapter -- 1.2 The Greek Scribal Tradition -- 1.2.1 Division into Books -- 1.2.2 The Emergence of Smaller Divisions -- 1.3 The Latin Scribal Tradition -- 1.4 The Jewish Scribal Tradition, Hebrew and Greek -- 1.4.1 Scribal Individualism and Traditional Constraints -- 1.4.2 On the Question of Hierarchy -- 1.4.3 A General Growth in the Tradition -- 2: A Chapter Vocabulary Emerges -- 2.1 The Present Chapter -- 2.2 Referencing a Scriptural 'Passage' in the New Testament -- 2.3 A New Vocabulary of Reference: Pericopes and Chapters -- 2.3.1 The Pericope (Περικοπή) -- 2.3.1.1 Justin's Dialogue with Trypho -- 2.3.1.2 Origen on 1-4 Kingdoms -- 2.3.1.3 Africanus and Origen on Daniel -- 2.3.2 The Chapter -- Section (Κεφάλαιον) -- 2.3.2.1 Hippolytus, Contra Noetum -- 2.3.2.2 Dionysius of Alexandria, On Promises -- 2.3.2.3 Hippolytus, Origen, and the Isagogic Tradition -- 2.3.3 'Titles', Chapters, and Subdivisions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (507 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0192573012 |