J. J. Wettstein
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biblical literatureCritical scholarship…that of the Swiss scholar J.J. Wettstein’s edition (1751–52). His textual apparatus was relatively uncomplicated. He introduced the use of capital Roman, Greek, or Hebrew letters for uncials and Arabic numbers for minuscules. Later, a Gothic P with exponents came into use for papyri and, in the few cases needed,…
Read More…that of the Swiss scholar J.J. Wettstein’s edition (1751–52). His textual apparatus was relatively uncomplicated. He introduced the use of capital Roman, Greek, or Hebrew letters for uncials and Arabic numbers for minuscules. Later, a Gothic P with exponents came into use for papyri and, in the few cases needed,…
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Wettstein’s edition (1730–51) had a wealth of classical and rabbinic quotations, but his theory on text was better than the text itself. A German Lutheran theologian, J.S. Semler (1767), further refined Bengel’s classification of families.
Read MoreWettstein’s edition (1730–51) had a wealth of classical and rabbinic quotations, but his theory on text was better than the text itself. A German Lutheran theologian, J.S. Semler (1767), further refined Bengel’s classification of families.
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