Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts, 2 Volume Set (English and Greek Edition)

The Greek New Testament manuscripts are scattered across the world and are typically only accessible to scholars and professionals. These manuscripts were the foundation of the "New Testament" read by the earliest Christians. In his volumes, Philip Wesley Comfort bridges the gap between these extant copies and today's critical text by providing accurate transcriptions of the earliest New Testament manuscripts, accompanied by photographs so readers can see the works for themselves.

Comfort also provides an introduction to each manuscript, summarizing its content, date, current location, provenance, and other essential information, including the latest findings. This allows students and scholars to make well-informed decisions about the translation and interpretation of the New Testament. Volume 1 includes manuscripts from Papyrus 1-72, while Volume 2 includes manuscripts from Papyrus 75-139 and the uncials, as well as a special section on determining the date of a manuscript.

This two-volume set replaces the previously published single volume "Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts," as it contains many new manuscripts, updated research, and higher quality images of all manuscripts previously covered. The work has been praised by scholars and teachers as an invaluable resource for the study of the Greek New Testament, providing clear access to the earliest manuscripts and serving as an essential tool for New Testament textual criticism.

J. Ramsey Michaels of Missouri State University states that the work "has been an almost indispensable tool for the many students and scholars who know biblical Greek but whose only acquaintance with the earliest Greek manuscripts is through the textual apparatus of the Nestle or UBS text." Peter H. Davids of the Houston Graduate School of Theology notes that the volumes "include photographs of the manuscripts, discussion of their dating, and transcriptions of their texts," providing the information he needs as a scholar and teacher-preacher.

John N. Oswalt of Asbury Theological Seminary calls the work "an essential tool" for all those interested in New Testament textual criticism, while Jim Swanson of Tyndale House Publishers describes it as "a must-have resource for New Testament exegesis, giving immediate access to the text of each manuscript dated from AD 100 to AD 400." Darrell L. Bock of Dallas Theological Seminary praises the book for providing "the latest, up close look at the first four centuries of manuscripts," revealing the state of the discussion about these important documents.

Andrew Hill of Wheaton College commends the author and publisher for collecting all these New Testament Greek manuscripts in a "most readable and accessible two-volume format," reinforcing the high praise for this expanded edition of the work, which builds upon the success of its predecessor.

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