Annotations Upon Some Difficult Texts In all the Books Of The New Testament.

Knatchbull, Norton.

Published by J. Hayes for W. Graves,, Cambridge:, 1693

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Collation: A-X8. [Lacks A1, imprimatur leaf] Pagination: [14 of 16],320p. Modern calf-backed leatherette, title gilt, repair to outer margin of t.p. (no text loss), signature of Johannis Gardner" on t.p., sig. of Abijah Bigelow on f.f.e.p., dated gift entry on verso of rear end paper dated 1876; a few old stains, light paper toning, otherwise a nice copy. Knatchbull, Sir Norton, first baronet (1602?1685), politician and biblical scholar. "In 1659 Knatchbull published Animadversiones in libros novi testamenti. The work demonstrates a considerable breadth of learning, reflecting the author's use of his large library. It is also intrepid in its arguments for considering historical circumstances and contemporary idiom, and for suggesting the existence of scribal errors in the transmission of the sacred text. A second edition with appendix was published in 1672 and a third, emended, at Oxford in 1677; a fourth edition, in English, appeared in 1692, entitled Annotations upon some Difficult Texts in All the Books of the New Testament (Cambridge, 1693). The preface states that Knatchbull undertook the translation, probably shortly before his death. It is preceded by an ?Encomiastick upon the most Learned and Judicious Author?, by Thomas Walker of Sidney Sussex College. The work was well received in England and abroad, was reprinted on the continent, and was held in high regard well into the eighteenth century." [Oxford DNB] Citations: Wing K672. ESTC r4721.T.C. II,451.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Annotations Upon Some Difficult Texts In all the Books Of The New Testament.
• Publisher: J. Hayes for W. Graves,, Cambridge:
• Publication Date: 1693
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First English Edition.