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Codex Sinaiticus Arabicus and Its Family
A Bayesian Approach
Series: - New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents, Volume: 66
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Arabic versions of the New Testament have been overlooked for too long. The Sinai New Finds of 1975 unearthed Codex Sinaiticus Arabicus which preserves an Arabic translation of the Gospels differing markedly from the Majority Text.
Here Robert Turnbull undertakes a wide-ranging study of this version, discovering many lectionary manuscripts with the same text. Several open-access datasets are made available. Bayesian phylogenetics and other computational techniques are used to draw insights into the transmission history of this version and its place in the wider New Testament textual tradition. This Arabic version will be indispensable in future textual scholarship on the Gospels.
Here Robert Turnbull undertakes a wide-ranging study of this version, discovering many lectionary manuscripts with the same text. Several open-access datasets are made available. Bayesian phylogenetics and other computational techniques are used to draw insights into the transmission history of this version and its place in the wider New Testament textual tradition. This Arabic version will be indispensable in future textual scholarship on the Gospels.
Robert Turnbull, Ph.D. (2021), is a Senior Research Data Specialist at the University of Melbourne in the Melbourne Data Analytics Platform. He engages in diverse data-intensive academic collaborations whilst continuing research in textual criticism and Arabic manuscripts.
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Nomenclature
1 Introduction
â1.1âThe Textual Character of the Arabic Versions
â1.2âCodex Sinaiticus Arabicus and its Family
â1.3âDistinctives
â1.4âConclusion
2 Previous Research
â2.1âIgnazio Guidi
â2.2âF.C.Burkitt
â2.3âAnton Baumstark
â2.4âBernhard Levin
â2.5âGeorg Graf
â2.6âJoshua Blau
â2.7âGérard Garitte
â2.8âSamir Arbache
â2.9âAmy G.Garland
â2.10âSidney H.Griffith
â2.11âJean Valentin
â2.12âHikmat Kashouh
â2.13âMy Previous Research
â2.14âMiriam Hjälm
â2.15âConclusion
3 D-Codex: A Software Framework for Manuscript Analysis
â3.1âThe Virtual Manuscript Room Collaborative Research Environment (VMR CRE)
â3.2âD-Codex Architecture
â3.3âCore D-Codex Models
â3.4âUser Interface
â3.5âAdmin Interface
â3.6âD-Codex Bible
â3.7âD-Codex Lectionary
â3.8âConfiguration and Deployment
â3.9âOther Extensions and Future Development
â3.10âTranscriptions of arb
â3.11âConclusion
4 Verse Metrics
â4.1âAn Algorithm for Theologians Pressed for Time
â4.2âPairwise Sequence Comparison
â4.3âA Probabilistic Model for Determining Textual Relationships Between Manuscripts
â4.4âDatasets
â4.5âParameter Optimisation
â4.6âCross-Validation
â4.7âIntegration into D-Codex
â4.8âLimitations of the Method and Further Possibilities
â4.9âApplication to the Manuscripts of Family B
â4.10âConclusion
5 Lectionaries
â5.1âMethod
â5.2âA Jerusalemite Lectionary (sel Jerus.)
â5.3âSunday Lectionaries (k)
â5.4âSaturday-Sunday Lectionaries (sk)
â5.5âSaturday-Sunday Lectionaries with Weekdays from Easter to Pentecost (esk)
â5.6âWeekday Lectionaries (e)
â5.7âLists
â5.8âDiscussion
â5.9âConclusion
6 Transmission History
â6.1âDefinitions
â6.2âPhylogenetic Analysis and Textual Traditions
â6.3âObjections to Applying Phylogenetic Techniques to Literary Traditions
â6.4âAlignment
â6.5âBayesian Phylogenetics
â6.6âResults with the Lewis Mk Transition Model
â6.7âTransition Classification
â6.8âAncestral State Reconstruction and Scribal Habits
â6.9âConclusion
7 Jerusalemite Lectionary Headings
â7.1âLectionary Systems
â7.2âPeriods in the Liturgical Year
â7.3âConclusion
8 The Textual Character of arb: Text und Textwert
â8.1âCollation of arb With the Greek Readings of Text und Textwert
â8.2âMatthew
â8.3âMark
â8.4âLuke
â8.5âJohn
â8.6âQuantifying Similarity
â8.7âAgreement with the Majority Text
â8.8âAgreement with the âAncientâ (UBS) Text
â8.9âSpecial Readings
â8.10âSimilarity to Specific Manuscripts
â8.11âConclusion
9 The Place of arb in the Wider Gospel Tradition: The UBS Apparatus
â9.1âApparatus
â9.2âQuantitative Analysis
â9.3âPhylogenetic Analysis
â9.4âState Reconstruction
â9.5âConclusion
10 Conclusion
â10.1âThe Findings of This Study
â10.2âImplications
â10.3âRecommendations
References
Subject Index
Manuscript Index
Author Citation Index
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Nomenclature
1 Introduction
â1.1âThe Textual Character of the Arabic Versions
â1.2âCodex Sinaiticus Arabicus and its Family
â1.3âDistinctives
â1.4âConclusion
2 Previous Research
â2.1âIgnazio Guidi
â2.2âF.C.Burkitt
â2.3âAnton Baumstark
â2.4âBernhard Levin
â2.5âGeorg Graf
â2.6âJoshua Blau
â2.7âGérard Garitte
â2.8âSamir Arbache
â2.9âAmy G.Garland
â2.10âSidney H.Griffith
â2.11âJean Valentin
â2.12âHikmat Kashouh
â2.13âMy Previous Research
â2.14âMiriam Hjälm
â2.15âConclusion
3 D-Codex: A Software Framework for Manuscript Analysis
â3.1âThe Virtual Manuscript Room Collaborative Research Environment (VMR CRE)
â3.2âD-Codex Architecture
â3.3âCore D-Codex Models
â3.4âUser Interface
â3.5âAdmin Interface
â3.6âD-Codex Bible
â3.7âD-Codex Lectionary
â3.8âConfiguration and Deployment
â3.9âOther Extensions and Future Development
â3.10âTranscriptions of arb
â3.11âConclusion
4 Verse Metrics
â4.1âAn Algorithm for Theologians Pressed for Time
â4.2âPairwise Sequence Comparison
â4.3âA Probabilistic Model for Determining Textual Relationships Between Manuscripts
â4.4âDatasets
â4.5âParameter Optimisation
â4.6âCross-Validation
â4.7âIntegration into D-Codex
â4.8âLimitations of the Method and Further Possibilities
â4.9âApplication to the Manuscripts of Family B
â4.10âConclusion
5 Lectionaries
â5.1âMethod
â5.2âA Jerusalemite Lectionary (sel Jerus.)
â5.3âSunday Lectionaries (k)
â5.4âSaturday-Sunday Lectionaries (sk)
â5.5âSaturday-Sunday Lectionaries with Weekdays from Easter to Pentecost (esk)
â5.6âWeekday Lectionaries (e)
â5.7âLists
â5.8âDiscussion
â5.9âConclusion
6 Transmission History
â6.1âDefinitions
â6.2âPhylogenetic Analysis and Textual Traditions
â6.3âObjections to Applying Phylogenetic Techniques to Literary Traditions
â6.4âAlignment
â6.5âBayesian Phylogenetics
â6.6âResults with the Lewis Mk Transition Model
â6.7âTransition Classification
â6.8âAncestral State Reconstruction and Scribal Habits
â6.9âConclusion
7 Jerusalemite Lectionary Headings
â7.1âLectionary Systems
â7.2âPeriods in the Liturgical Year
â7.3âConclusion
8 The Textual Character of arb: Text und Textwert
â8.1âCollation of arb With the Greek Readings of Text und Textwert
â8.2âMatthew
â8.3âMark
â8.4âLuke
â8.5âJohn
â8.6âQuantifying Similarity
â8.7âAgreement with the Majority Text
â8.8âAgreement with the âAncientâ (UBS) Text
â8.9âSpecial Readings
â8.10âSimilarity to Specific Manuscripts
â8.11âConclusion
9 The Place of arb in the Wider Gospel Tradition: The UBS Apparatus
â9.1âApparatus
â9.2âQuantitative Analysis
â9.3âPhylogenetic Analysis
â9.4âState Reconstruction
â9.5âConclusion
10 Conclusion
â10.1âThe Findings of This Study
â10.2âImplications
â10.3âRecommendations
References
Subject Index
Manuscript Index
Author Citation Index
Text Critics, New Testament scholars, historians of Arabic Christianity, philologists, digital humanities scholars