Sacred Scripture

Text of Sacred Scripture (Testo della S.Scrittura)

• Beatty, Chester, Papiri Vol. II, p. 653
  BEATTY, CHESTER, papiri. - A group of 12 lots of Greek papyri, purchased in 1930 and 1931 in Egypt by A. Chester B., coming perhaps from…
• Ben 'Asher (BEN 'ASÉR) Vol. II, p. 708
  BEN 'ASHER. - A family of Masoretes of Tiberias, perhaps belonging to the sect of the Karaites (v.), to whom is due the present vocalic and…
• Ben-Naphtali, Mōsheh Ben-Dāwīdh (BEN-NAPHTĀLĪ, MŌŠEH BEN-DĀWĪDH) Vol. II, p. 787
  BEN-NAPHTALI, MŌSHEH BEN-DĀWĪDH. - Masorete who lived around the middle of the 10th century in Palestine, not in Baghdad, as some…
• Biblical Chains (CATENE BIBLICHE) Vol. III, p. 658
  BIBLICAL CHAINS. - A title, neither original nor appropriate, given to commentaries on the Bible formed from extracts from various authors.…
• Biblical Concordances (CONCORDANZE BIBLICHE) Vol. IV, p. 127
  BIBLICAL CONCORDANCES. - Collections, arranged in alphabetical order, of the various words or ideas of the Bible. The individual words or…
• Biblical Correctors (Correctoria Biblica) (CORRETTORI BIBLICI (CORRECTORIA BIBLICA)) Vol. IV, p. 382
  BIBLICAL CORRECTORS (Correctoria Biblica). - Critical works carried out in the 13th-15th centuries to eliminate from the codices of the…
• Diatessaron (DIATÉSSARON) Vol. IV, p. 903
  DIATESSARON. - Work of Tatian, who fused the text of the four Gospels into a single orderly narrative. The fact is reported to us by the…
• Ferrar Group (Family 13) (FERRAR, GRUPPO DI (FAMIOLIA 13)) Vol. V, p. 711
  FERRAR GROUP (FAMILY 13). - A group of 13 Greek codices of the Gospels (H. von Soden: I in the introduction, then I¹). They are the…
• Loggia (LOGIA) Vol. VII, p. 889
  LOGGIA. - Greek term (λόγια) that normally indicated in profane literature "sayings, divine oracles" (Herodotus, VIII, 60, 3; Thucydides,…
• Masora Vol. VIII, p. 194
  MASORA. - The body of critical observations on the original text of the Old Testament. Transmitted in part orally in the rabbinic schools…
• Ostrakon Vol. IX, p. 286
  OSTRAKON. - Sherds of amphorae and vases, used on the convex side for writing purposes, generally for votes (the Athenian "ostracism" is…
• Ryland, Papiri of (RYLAND, PAPIRI DI) Vol. X, p. 891
  RYLAND, Papiri of. - The Library dedicated to the memory of John R. was founded in Manchester in 1899 and within a few years gained a place…
• Semitic Languages (SEMITICHE, LINGUE) Vol. XI, p. 190
  SEMITIC LANGUAGES. - A group of languages characterized by a large number of common phonetic, morphological, syntactic and lexical elements…
• Testi di Freer (FREER, TESTI DI) Vol. V, p. 1057
  TESTI DI FREER. - Greek biblical manuscripts (of the Septuagint version and of the New Testament), forming part of the collection of C. L.…