The methods discussed here include the broad movements in biblical criticism that have helped define how biblical scholars today approach the text.
TEXTUAL CRITICISM DEFINITION SERIES
While we recognize that theological approaches to interpretation have played an important role in the life of the Church, this series does not engage the wide variety of hermeneutical approaches that arise from specific theological readings of the biblical text. This series focuses on the major areas of critical biblical scholarship and their development from the nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. Due to the field’s long history, however, the coverage is necessarily selective. The Lexham Methods Series introduces a variety of approaches to biblical interpretation. Table 4.11: Variants of Romans 5:2 SERIES PREFACE
Table 4.8: Variants of 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Table 4.4: Guidelines for Evaluating Transcriptional Probability Table 4.6: Common Sigla and Abbreviations in the Critical Apparatus Table 4.3: Important New Testament Minuscules Table 4.2: Important New Testament Majuscules Table 3.12: Variants of Deuteronomy 32:43 Table 3.7: Aligning the Versions of Lamentations 3:22 Table 3.6: Six Principles for Evaluating Variants Table 3.4: Text Types in the Dead Sea Scrolls Table 3.2: Important Old Testament Witnesses
Table 3.1: Printed Editions of the Hebrew Bible Table 1.2: Translation Options for 1 Timothy 3:6 Table 1.1: Translation Options for Isaiah 19:16 Lexham Editorial Team: Claire Brubaker, Erin Mangumģ | Introduction to Old Testament Textual CriticismĤ | Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticismĥ | Textual Criticism and the Bible Today Scripture quotations marked (NRSV) are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. For all other uses, email Lexham Press for permission: Scripture quotations are from the Lexham English Bible (LEB) or are the authors’ own translation, unless otherwise indicated. You may use brief quotations from this content in presentations, books, or articles. Lexham Press, 1313 Commercial St., Bellingham, WA 98225 Lexham Methods Series: Volume 1: Textual Criticism of the Bible, Revised Edition