PPT-A Phylogenetic Approach to New Testament Textual Criticism

Stephen C Carlson Australian Catholic University June 30 2015 The New Testament The New Testament has been preserved in more manuscripts than any other work composed in Western antiquity There are three main sources of data. Recollecting the Experience in Editing SN I for PTS. G.A. . Somaratne. Co-Director – . Dhammachai. . Tiptaka. Project. 1. This Presentation. I edited the SN I for PTS in the years 1994 and 1995 at Oxford. . FOUNDATIONS . CLASS 8, Section 2 . Pages 101-112. New. TESTAMENT. FOUNDATION. CLASS NUMBER 8. SECTION TWO. THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS. REDACTION CRITICISM.. The Authors of the Gospels, and comparing the work between them. . Mark 16:9-20. The science of textual criticism is a field of inquiry that has been invaluable to ascertaining the original state of the New Testament text. . Textual . criticism . involves “the ascertainment of the true form of a literary work, as originally composed and written down by its author” . Dr. Maier. Aristotle: . Poetics. First significant work of literary criticism . Authored in 335 B.C. . Pity and Fear (Eleos and Phobos) . Catharsis. Mimesis. A Multiplicity of Approaches. Literary critics are almost never unified in their interpretation of a novel or any literary work. Why do you suppose this is the case? What factors make it virtually impossible for critics to come to a consensus regarding the meaning of a literary work? . By: . Becca. & . Anshika. The Feministic Approach. Concerned with the impact of the gender on writing and reading. Does not simply look at the literature from female writers or female characters. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. Chapter 3: Formalism. Abandons historical and biographical information and focuses on the work as a separate entity. Formalistic critics examine the intrinsic factors of the work’s structure. Jesus:. True or False?. Friday, November 27, 2015. Canadian Southern Baptist College & Seminary. Cochrane, AB. Tawa . J. Anderson. Chair of Philosophy Department @ . Oklahoma Baptist University. tawa.anderson@okbu.edu. Brian Colon. Why is this Important?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jngorgDYNvQ. Tough Questions. “Since you no longer have the New Testament documents and all you have now are error-ridden copies of copies of copies how can you possibly say that you know what the New Testament originally said?”. Most controversial, most abused, least appreciated form. Associated with Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939) and his followers. Creative writing (like dreaming) represents the (disguised) fulfillment of a (repressed) wish or fear. Copies of Copies – Can We Trust the Hebrew and Greek Text?. “. Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.” . Week 8: Manuscripts and Trustworthiness – What we’ve learned. modern English . translations. translation. philosophies & challenges. translation. philosophies & challenges. modern English . lenses. . applied to an object under consideration; they bring certain qualities into focus or call our attention to particular issues.. . Why do we use different forms of criticism?. Literary criticism is an extension of the social activity of interpreting. One reader writes down his or her views on what a particular work of literature means so that others can respond to that interpretation. The critic's specific purpose may be to . The science of textual criticism is a field of inquiry that has been invaluable to ascertaining the original state of the New Testament text. . Textual . criticism . involves “the ascertainment of the true form of a literary work, as originally composed and written down by its author” . Literary theory and criticism are interpretive tools that help us think more deeply and insightfully about the literature that we read. Over time, different schools of literary criticism have developed, each with its own approaches to the act of reading..