Edward D. Andrews, Chief Translator of the Updated American Standard Version (UASV) If we are to be able to evaluate the readings of the manuscripts that we have, we must be familiar with the manuscripts themselves. Moreover, we must understand... Continue Reading →
Edward D. Andrews, Chief Translator of the Updated American Standard Version (UASV) The minuscule script was a style of Greek writing used as a book hand during the ninth and tenth centuries in Byzantine manuscripts. The minuscule took the place... Continue Reading →
Edward D. Andrews, Chief Translator of the Updated American Standard Version (UASV) This category can be somewhat confusing because the papyrus manuscripts were written in uncial letters.[50] However, “uncial” is a term used to designate only the parchment manuscripts, written... Continue Reading →
NTTC Matthew 1:1: Nomina Sacra (Sacred Names)
Matthew 1:1 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Nomina Sacra (singular: nomen sacrum from Latin sacred name): In early Christian scribal practices, there was the abbreviation of several... Continue Reading →