The Apostolic Fathers function as early indirect witnesses whose citations and allusions corroborate and sometimes illuminate New Testament textual variants.
The Apostolic Fathers and Their Impact on New Testament Textual Criticism
Tertullian’s Contributions to New Testament Textual Criticism
Tertullian’s polemics, citations, and documentary mindset provide early Latin evidence and a public-text model crucial for New Testament textual criticism.
The Role of Origen in New Testament Textual Criticism
Origen’s massive citations and explicit notice of variant readings make him a central patristic witness, best used alongside early manuscripts.
The Stigma of Marcionism: Its Impact on New Testament Textual Criticism
Marcion’s edited Gospel and Pauline corpus created a lasting stigma that still shapes how textual critics weigh early variants, omissions, and patristic testimony.
Justin Martyr and the Early Christian Use of the Gospels
Excerpt: Justin Martyr’s Greek citations reveal early Gospel authority in worship and defense while showing how harmony and paraphrase shaped ecclesiastical quotation.
How Quotations in the Apostolic Fathers Support the Greek Text
The apostolic fathers, used with strict controls, provide early Greek attestations that confirm the New Testament’s authority, circulation, and many stable readings.
The Sources of the New Testament Text: Greek Manuscripts, Ancient Versions, and Patristic Evidence
Early papyri, major codices, ancient versions, and patristic quotes together secure a reliable, reconstructable New Testament text grounded in documentary evidence.
The Sources of The New Testament Text: Greek Manuscripts, Ancient Versions, and Patristic Quotations
Greek manuscripts, ancient versions, and patristic quotations—how external evidence restores the original New Testament text with early, cross-regional agreement.
The Sources of the New Testament Text: An Exhaustive Examination of Manuscripts, Versions, and Patristic Citations
An in-depth exploration of Greek manuscripts, ancient versions, and patristic citations as sources for the accurate text of the New Testament.
Patristic Citations: Their Role in Textual Criticism of the New Testament
This article explores the role of Patristic Citations in the field of Textual Criticism. It details how the writings of early Church Fathers, which often cite or reference New Testament passages, can aid in the quest to determine the original wording of the New Testament. The challenges and insights of employing Patristic Citations are discussed, emphasizing their essential place in this critical field of study.
