Scribal Habits in Near Eastern Manuscript Traditions

by Sabine Schmidtke

Most scholars who employ manuscripts in their research tend to focus on the literary content itself. But what about the role of the scribe who typically remains at the periphery of research? How can we, in the words of the NT textual critic James Royse, "virtually look over the scribe's shoulder" to understand the process by which our manuscripts were produced? Moreover, manuscripts often contain far more material than the words that form their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146324195X
• ISBN13: 9781463241957
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Gorgias Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"