CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

History of the Printed Text since 1514, ...... 1-27

Complutensian Polyglot—Aldus—Erasmus—Collections of editions—Literature—First critical edition: Colinaeus—Stephen—Verse division—Beza—Polyglots: Antwerp: Paris: London—Elzevir—Textus Receptus—Critical attempts: Caryophilus: Courcelles: Saubert: Simon—Mill—Toinard—Bentley—Gerhard von Maestricht—Bengel—Wettstein—Griesbach— Matthaei—Birch—Moldenhauer—Adler—Scholz—Lachmann— Tischendorf—Tregelles—Westcott and Hort: their types of text—Weymouth—B. Weiss—von Gebhardt—Stuttgart New Testament—Schjøtt—Baljon—Catholic editions: Gratz—van Ess—Gehringer—Patricius—Jaumann—Reithmayer—Hetzenauer—Brandscheid—Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.

CHAPTER II.

Materials of the Textual Criticism of the New Testament, ...... 28-155

Autographs—Manuscripts—Versions—Quotations—Number of Manuscripts—Uncial and Cursive Script—Age—Material—Scriptio continua— Accentuation—Stichometry—Palimpsests—Punctuation—Size— Contents—Lectionaries—Parchment—Ink—Papyrus—Paper—Pen—Manuscripts xde luxe—Illustration—Uncials: of the whole New Testament: of the Gospels: of the Acts and Catholic Epistles: of the Pauline Epistles: of the Apocalypse—Minuscules—Ferrar Group—Lectionaries—Versions: Syriac: Peshitto: Curetonian: Lewis: Tatian: Philoxenian: Harklean: Gwynn: Jerusalem: Literature of Syriac Versions—Latin Versions: Old Latin manuscripts: Fathers: The Vulgate: Jerome: Alcuin: Theodulf: Harding: Correctoria Bibliorum: Mazarin Bible: Sixtine and Clementine Vulgate—Egyptian Versions: Bohairic: Sahidic: Middle Egyptian—Gothic—Ethiopic—Armenian—Georgian—Arabic—Patristic Quotations.

CHAPTER III.

Theory and Praxis of the Textual Criticism of the New Testament, ...... 156-246

Task and method—Internal criticism—Conjecture—Eclectic method—Genealogical method—External testimony—Lucian: his relation to the Peshitto—Hesychius: Codex B—Eusebius: Pamphilus: Origen: Euthalius: Evagrius: Athos manuscript—Later revisers—Pre-Origenic texts—Heretics: Artemonites, Marcosians, Basilides, Noetus, Valentinians, Gnostics, Marcionites, Arians—Marcion: his relation to the Western text—Tatian: question as to a Greek Harmony: his relation to the Western text—The Western text: theory of Blass: the Lucan writings in Codex Bezae: conclusion of Luke’s Gospel: the Apostolic Decree—Rules of Textual criticism: sources of error: illegibility: homoioteleuton: transposition of letters and words: itacism: substitution of synonymous terms: additions: conscious alterations: stylistic, liturgic, and dogmatic changes: critical canons: proper names: textus brevior—Conclusion.

xiCritical Notes on Various Passages of the New Testament, ...... 247-335

Appendix I. List of Greek and Latin Writers, ...... 336

Appendix II. List of Passages referring to ἀντιγραφα, ...... 340

Index of Subjects, ...... 343

Index of New Testament Passages referred to, ...... 350

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