The Samuel Manuscript of Jacob of Edessa

by Saley, Richard J.

• ISBN13: 9789004112148
• ISBN10: 9004112146
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub

Summary

This volume strives to uncover the sources utilized by Jacob of Edessa in his Syriac revision of the biblical books of Samuel around 705 CE.Noting that a colophon states that these sources derived from both the Syrians and the Greeks, the first part of the book deals with the relationship of the Peshitta, the Syro-Hexapla and Greek (Septuagint) texts in Jacobs manuscript. This leads naturally into the heart of the volume which is a careful examination of the relative presence of the major Greek textual families within the manuscript. A final section treats the extent and nature of readings outside the major Syriac and Greek traditions.The findings should be of particular interest to scholars working in Old Testament textual criticism and Syriac literature.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix	(2)
Abbreviations and Sigla	xi
I. Introduction	1	(18)
A. The Life and Work of Jacob of Edessa	1	(5)
B. The Samuel Manuscript and the Nature of the Problem	6	(3)
C. The Greek Texts of Samuel	9	(5)
D. Texts and Methodology	14	(3)
E. Procedures and Outline	17	(2)
II. The Relationship of the Peshitta, the Syro-Hexapla and the Greek Versions in the Samuel Manuscript	19	(20)
A. The Relationship of P and SH in J	19	(2)
B. The Relationship of SH and G in J Pluses, Substitutions and Minuses	21	(16)
1. J. Readings having Complete Agreement with SH and G and No Agreement with P (J=SH=G Not Equal To P)	24	(3)
2. J. Readings having Complete Agreement with either SH or G but No Agreement with the Other or P	27	(1)
a. J=SH is Not Equal to G is Not Equal to P	28	(1)
b. J=G is Not Equal To SH is Not Equal To P	29	(3)
3. J Readings having Complete Agreement with either SH or G and Partial Agreement with P	32	(1)
a. J=SH=J and P Partial Agreement (G)	32	(2)
b. J=G=J and P Partial Agreement (SH)	34	(2)
4. J Readings having No Agreement with SH, G or P (J Not Equal to SH Not Equal to G Not Equal to P)	36	(1)
5. J Readings showing Partial Agreement with P when compared with both SH and G (J=J and P Partial Agreement [SH]=J and P Partial Agreement [G]	36	(1)
C. Summary	37	(2)
III. The Major Greek Textual Families and the Samuel Manuscript	39	(24)
A. Pluses and Substitutions in Complete Agreement with G	40	(4)
B. Examples of Pluses and Substitution in Complete Agreement with G (excluding G[L] and G[EL]	44	(9)
1. J=G(H)	44	(2)
2. J=G(HE)	46	(3)
3. J=G(HL)	49	(2)
4. J=G(HEL)	51	(2)
C. Minuses in Complete Agreement with G	53	(2)
D. Pluses and Substitutions in Partial Agreements with G	55	(2)
E. Examples of Pluses and Substitutions in Partial Agreement with G (exclusing G[L] and G[EL]	57	(4)
1. J=G(H)	57	(1)
2. J=G(HE)	57	(2)
3. J=G(HL)	59	(1)
4. J=G(HEL)	59	(2)
F. Summary	61	(2)
IV. The Lucianic Textual Tradition and the Samuel Manuscript Part 1: Distinctly Lucianic Pluses	63	(20)
A. Examples of Pluses in Complete Agreement with G(L) and G(EL)	63	(14)
B. Examples of Pluses in Partial Agreement with G(L) and G(EL)	77	(5)
C. Summary	82	(1)
V. The Lucianic Textual Tradition and the Samuel Manuscript Part 2: Distinctly Luciantic Substitutions	83	(12)
A. Examples of Substitutions in Complete Agreement with G(L) and G(EL)	83	(10)
B. Examples of Substitutions in Partial Agreement with G(L) and G(EL)	93	(1)
C. Summary	94	(1)
VI. Readings in the Samuel Manuscript Outside the Major Syriac and Greek Traditions	95	(23)
A. Minor Variants without P, SH or G Agreement	95	(3)
B. Substantive Variants without P, SH or G Agreement	98	(18)
C. Summary	116	(2)
VII. Conclusion	118	(5)
Appendix A: A Classification of J and P Partial Agreement Readings	123	(5)
Appendix B: The Antiochian Text of Fernandex Marcos and Busto Saiz	128	(3)
Bibliography	131	(6)
Index of Passages	137