Initially published in 1885, this collection of essays by members of the University of Oxford represents the finest of late nineteenth century scholarship. The set is long out-of-print and difficult to find even in libraries. Volume One focuses on biblical archaeology and criticism while the succeeding volumes are essays in biblical and patristic criticism. Essays include: The Day of St. Polycarp's Martyrdom by C.H. Turner Texts from Mount Athos by Kirsopp Lake Baptism and Christian Archaeology by C.F. Rogers The 'Galatia' of St. Paul and the 'Galatic Territory' of Acts by William M. Ramsay Acta Pilati by F.C. Conybeare Recent Theories on the Origin and Nature of the Tetragammaton by S.R. Driver The Text of the Codex Rossanensis by William Sanday On the Dialects Spoken in Palestine in the Time of Christ by Adolf Neubauer The Argument of Romans 9-11 by Charles Gore The Text of the Canons of Ancyra by R.B. Rackham

"Books for New Testament study ... [By] Clyde Weber Votaw" v. 26, p. 271-320; v. 37, p. 289-352.

Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.

Encountering the Manuscripts focuses on the most significant New Testament manuscripts from the perspective of paleography and textual criticism.

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