📘 ❞ THE FOURTH GOSPEL WITH CANONICAL AND NONCANONICAL PARALLELS VARIANT READINGS AND MANUSCRIPT SUPPORT ❝ كتاب ــ قمصان شيلدون فينتون اصدار 1968

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It shall be the plan o~ this dissertation to provide, along 'With
the English text or the Gospel or John, significant Yariant readings
ld.t..lt the chief support o~ 'Witnesses ~or each reading, together ldth both
canonical and noncanonical.-<:hristian parallels fran basicall7 the ~irst
t"MO centuries A.D.

Definition of Terms Found in the Statem~ of Plan

The Fl:lglish Text

The text that shall be used is that o~ the Reri..sed Standard Ver-
si.ao, 1965,1 ..mich incorporates all the changes in punctuation and wrd-
ing that have been authorized by' the translation calllli.ttee s:l.nce the New

Testament of this version was ~irst released in 1946 and the Old Testa-
.... in 1952.

The Goepel of John

'l'his iB also re~erred to as the Fourth Gospel, !raa its plac-ent
in our present New Testament canon. It is not within tbe scope of this
cliaaertation to settle such a question as the authorship o~ this Gospel.

Therefore the name •John• shall be used, meaning llbatew'er person is be-
biDd the name, and from this point on the name shall be used without

l'fhe Hol.y Bible; Revised stamard Version (!lev York: Calllns'
Clear-TJpe Press, 1965).



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Signi!icant Variant Readings

The greatest number of variant readings that will be cited are

those based oo. divergent readings of Greek manuscripts and versions, read-
inga lihi.ch affect in some measure of si.gni!icance the meaning of a giTen

passage. Every such variant noted in the ::1argins of the English Tersions
being consulted has been included, together with many others. Thus are

included maD7 of the changes intentionally made by scribes for theologi-
cal, hanlonisti.c, stylistic, or practical reasons.

In addition, two other kinds of variants of lesser signi.ficance
have also been included. Variants that illustrate types of accidental
changes cau.sed by scribal errors of eye, ear, or mind are often giTen to
. 8hov 1lbat has frequently happened in the transmission of the Greek text •
.Also, varl.aats in the English versions consulted have sometimes been
cited, eTen wben no Greek Tariant is involved, if the English variations
affect. the aeaning or clarity of a statement.
On t.be other hand, not to be included are those Greek variants
inYolrlng cbaDges of spelling, !om or order of words, if no or only
alight. effect. 011 meaning is involved. In the same manner, if Eogl.ish

nriaats are sli8ht and do not basically affect meaning, they are ig-
nored, except. in a .rev marginal cases in which the English version is

groaped with the reading with which it basically agrees but its variant
reading is aLso given.

Chiet Support of Witnesses

For flnlr7 listed nria.nt, the knolftl witness support !or each read-
ing vill be cited !rom eve17 paJlYl"US and uncial manuscript of the first



seTen centuries A.D. plus the important 11Koine11 group of later uncials
E F G H; and !ran the still later minuscule manuscripts, the readings of

t~«> important families o! Greek manuscripts - known as Family 1 and Faa-
117 l.J - will be given.

In addition, there will be recorded the support of the chief
versions o! these early centuries - Itala, Vulgate, Syria.c, Coptic,
Gothic, Armenian, Ethiopic, and Georgian - and also the support o! the
Church Fathers through the third centucy, plus these important leader:s
o! the next century, Athanasius, Chr';-sostom, Epiphanius, Eu.sebius, and
Jercme. And fi.nal.ly will be noted the readings found in the English
Teraiona authorized by Protestant Christian:s and currently used: the
Xing James, the American Standard, the Revised Standard, and the Nsw
Erlgliah Bibl.e. Such is the rule; there will be an occasional exception.
Fran time t.o time the reading o! some witness outside the time limits
here defined v:Ul be given for the enlighte=ent or interest it m;q
produce.