The Codex Sangallensis: A Study in the Text of the Old Latin Gospels
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2022
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Print on Demand. This book is a study of the early Latin translations of the New Testament, with a particular focus on the Codex Sangallensis. Latin bibles are important for understanding the history of the New Testament, and the author shows how the Codex Sangallensis presents a non-vulgate, African-influenced version of the Latin text. The author shows that this text is not a true Vulgate text and that it contains an older Latin element that ought not to be neglected. The book demonstrates that an "African" influence was a marked feature in some of the earliest Latin copies of the NT and that the early versions of the Latin text go back into a common origin, which we designate as the Great Western Bilingual; a recension which was freely colored both in Latin and in Greek by the Opinions prevailing in the second century. The study of these early texts offers a unique window into the genesis of the Western readings in the New Testament. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Title
- The Codex Sangallensis: A Study in the Text of the Old Latin Gospels
- Author
- J. Rendel Harris
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- Forgotten Books
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- 2022
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- New
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- print-on-demand item
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
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- 1332113990
- ISBN 13
- 9781332113996
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- Christianity
Exploring the Codex Sangallensis: A window into Old Latin gospels
This study analyzes the Latin text of the Sangallensis alongside its Greek counterpart, shedding light on how early Latin renderings relate to the Greek. It examines how the manuscript’s Latin reads, differs, and sometimes preserves an older African-influenced tradition. The work highlights how such double translations inform our understanding of the Gospel text in antiquity, and what those readings reveal about the Latin tradition.
Readers will see concrete examples from John’s Gospel and other portions of the New Testament, with careful discussion of variants, not merely as textual curiosities but as clues to a primitive Latin rendering. The emphasis is on method and evidence, showing how to interpret marginal glosses, place-by-place readings, and the interplay between Latin and Greek in bilingual manuscripts. The analysis invites readers to think about how Latin became a distinct textual witness in a world shaped by Greek influence.
- How the Sangallensis differs from the Vulgate and what that means for Latin textual history
- Examples of genuine Old Latin readings and how they compare to Greek renderings
- How glosses and colometry reveal the manuscript’s production and transmission
- Method for evaluating Latin witnesses in the context of early Christian texts
Ideal for readers of textual criticism, manuscript studies, and the history of the Latin gospels.
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