A New, Critical Edition of Armenian Deuteronomy, Forty Years after its 'Diplomatic' Predecessor: Reflections and the Results of New Collations
Cox, Claude · 2024
Reflects on producing a fully critical, eclectic edition of the classical Armenian translation of Deuteronomy, replacing an earlier diplomatic edition after forty years. Discusses the textual-criticism value of the Armenian version as a secondary witness to the Old Greek/Septuagint, the difficulty a non-Greek version poses for reconstructing its source text, and the methodology and rewards of collating manuscripts. Published by the Matenadaran, Armenia's institute of ancient manuscripts.
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Cox, Claude 2024. A New, Critical Edition of Armenian Deuteronomy, Forty Years after its 'Diplomatic' Predecessor: Reflections and the Results of New Collations. Matenadaran: Medieval and Early Modern Armenian Studies (MEMAS), Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 35–51 (Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran / Brepols); ISSN 3041-5063.
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A window into how scholars reconstruct ancient texts from Armenian manuscripts.
Double-blind peer-reviewed textual-criticism study in the Matenadaran's new MEMAS journal.
Shows the enduring scholarly importance of the classical Armenian Bible translation.
How the fifth-century Armenian Bible still helps scholars recover the oldest scripture texts.
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