Caesarean text type

The Caesarean text type , or gamma text, is one of several New Testament text types that New Testament textual criticism distinguishes between. It is the predominant text form in the old Syrian translations from Greek, as well as in quotations from certain Christian authors of the 3rd and 4th centuries , including Origen , Eusebius and Cyril of Jerusalem .

List of the most important manuscripts of the Caesarean text type

character	Surname	date	content
Θ (038)	Codex Koridethi	9th century	Gospel according to Mark
W (032)	Codex Washingtonianus	5th century	Mark 5: 31-16, 20
${\ displaystyle {\ mathfrak {P}}}$ ⁴²	Papyrus 42	7th or 8th century	Fragments of Luke 1-2
28	Minuscule 28	11th century	Markus
565	Minuscule 565	9th century	Gospels
700	Minuscule 700	11th century	Gospels
1 and family ¹ ${\ displaystyle f}$	Minuscule 1 , Minuscule 118 , 131 , 209	12th Century 11-15 century	only gospels
13 and family ¹³ ${\ displaystyle f}$	Minuscule 13 , Minus 69 , Minus 124 , Minus 346	13th Century 11-15 century	Gospels

Other manuscripts

${\ displaystyle {\ mathfrak {P}}}$ ²⁹ ,³⁸ ,⁴¹ ,⁴⁸ , Uncial 0177, Uncial 0188, Minuscule 174, 1424 (only in Markus), 1071, 1275, 1604, 2437. ${\ displaystyle {\ mathfrak {P}}}$ ${\ displaystyle {\ mathfrak {P}}}$ ${\ displaystyle {\ mathfrak {P}}}$

bibliography

Burnett Hillman Streeter: The Four Gospels. A study of origins. Treating of the manuscript traditions, sources, authorship, & dates. Macmillan, Oxford 1924, pp. 77-107.
Bruce M. Metzger : The Caesarean Text of the Gospels. In: Journal of Biblical Literature. Vol. 64, No. 4, 1945, pp. 457-489, doi: 10.2307 / 3262276 .
Bruce M. Metzger, Bart D. Ehrman : The Text of the New Testament. Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration. 4th edition. Oxford University Press, New York NY u. a. 2005, ISBN 0-19-507297-9 , pp. 310-312.

Web links

Text Types And Textual Kinship - in the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
Concerning the "Caesarean Text"
Origins of the Caesarean text ( Microsoft Word ; 188 kB)

Individual evidence

^ David Alan Black : New Testament Textual Criticism. A Concise Guide. Baker Books, Grand Rapids MI 2006, ISBN 0-8010-1074-8 , p. 65.

[1] David Alan Black : New Testament Textual Criticism. A Concise Guide. Baker Books, Grand Rapids MI 2006, ISBN 0-8010-1074-8 , p. 65.