THE FOUR GOSPELS: A STUDY OF ORIGINS TREATING OF THE MANUSCRIPT TRADITION, SOURCES, AUTHORSHIP, & DATES

Streeter, Burnett Hillman [1874-1937]

Published by MacMillan & Co Ltd, 1953

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Thick 8vo. xxx, 1-624p. Several appendices as follow: I. The Origin of Various Readings; II. The Text of the [theta] Family; III. The Text Used in Origen's "Commentary on Matthew"; IV. Jerome and the Codex Sinaiticus; and V. W and the Caesarean Text. Index of MSS., Index of Subjects, Index of Proper Names, and Index of Scripture References. Maroon cloth with gilt letters on the spine. Just touches of wear to extremities with one corner just barely worn through, top right corner cloth of front cover slightly wrinkled but not affecting integrity of the cover, previous owner's inked name on front pastedown [Frank Lees], else very good to near fine with no internal markings. No dust jacket. Burnett Hillman Streeter [1874-1937] was Professor and Provost in Queens College, Oxford. Hi most important work was The Four Gospels: A Study of Origins (1924), in which he proposed a "four-document hypothesis" (instead of the "two-source hypothesis") as a new solution to the synoptic problem. In this work, he also developed the theory of "local texts" in the manuscript transmission of the New Testament. This is a seminal work in New Testament Gospel study.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE FOUR GOSPELS: A STUDY OF ORIGINS TREATING OF THE MANUSCRIPT TRADITION, SOURCES, AUTHORSHIP, & DATES
• Publisher: MacMillan & Co Ltd
• Publication Date: 1953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 8th printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket