Matthew Oseka, «Luther’s Textual Study of the Greek New Testament.», Vol. 26 (2013) 49-60
The present paper explores Luther’s textual study of the Greek New Testament which is reconstructed from his approach to Galatians 1,6; 2,5 and 1 John 5,7-8 with reference to the eminent scholars of the 16th century (Laurentius Valla, Jacobus Faber Stapulensis and Erasmus) whose commentaries he consulted.
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ANNEX
Erasmus’ Erasmus’ Erasmus’
Vulgate Greek
Greek Greek Latin Polyglot Polyglot
(Codex Codex
(Editio (Editio (Editio Greek Latin
Fuldensis63) Montfortianus64
Princeps61) Ultima62) Ultima)
[...] ἡ ἀλήθεια. [...] ἡ ἀλήθεια. [...] veritas. [...] veritas. [...] ἡ ἀλήθεια. [...] veritas. [...] ἡ ἀλήθεια.
Ὅτι Ὅτι Quoniam Quia Ὅτι Quoniam Ὅτι
τρεῖς τρεῖς tres tres τρεῖς tres τρεῖς
εἰσιν εἰσιν sunt sunt εἰσιν sunt εἰσιν
οἱ οἱ qui qui οἱ qui οἱ
testimonium testimonium testimonium
μαρτυροῦντες. μαρτυροῦντες. μαρτυροῦντες. μαρτυροῦντες.
dant dant dant
- ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, in caelo: - ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, in caelo: ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ,
- ὁ πατήρ, Pater, - ὁ πατήρ Pater, πατήρ,
- ὁ λόγος, sermo - καὶ ὁ λόγος Verbum λόγος,
- καὶ et - καὶ et καὶ
τὸ Spiritus τὸ Spiritus
- - Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον
Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον. sanctus; Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, sanctus;
- καὶ οὗτοι et hi - καὶ et hi καὶ οὗτοι
- οἱ τρεῖς tres - οἱ τρεῖς tres οἱ τρεῖς
- ἕν εἰσι. unum sunt. εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσι unum sunt. ἕν εἰσι.
- καὶ Et - καὶ Et καὶ
- τρεῖς εἰσιν tres sunt, - τρεῖς εἰσιν tres sunt, τρεῖς εἰσιν
- οἱ qui - οἱ qui οἱ
testimonium testimonium
- μαρτυροῦντες - μαρτυροῦντες μαρτυροῦντες
dant dant
- ἐν τῇ γῇ in terra - ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς in terra ἐν τῇ γῇ
τὸ πνεῦμα, τὸ πνεῦμα, Spiritus, Spiritus, τὸ πνεῦμα Spiritus, πνεῦμα,
καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ, et aqua , et aqua , καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ aqua , ὕδωρ,
καὶ τὸ αἷμα. καὶ τὸ αἷμα. et sanguis. et sanguis. καὶ τὸ αἷμα et sanguis. καὶ αἷμα.
καὶ οἱ τρεῖς καὶ οἱ τρεῖς et hi tres et tres - - -
εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν. εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν. unum sunt. unum sunt. - - -
Εἰ [...] Εἰ [...] Si [...] Si [...] Εἰ [...] Si [...] Εἰ [...]
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61
Erasmus Roterodamus, ed., Novum instrumentum omne (Basel: Froben, 1516), 183
[1 John 5,7-8].
62
Erasmus Roterodamus, “Novum Testamentum cum annotationibus,” in Opera, vol. 6
(Basel: Froben, 1541), 398 [1 John 5,7-8].
63
Ernst Ranke, ed., Codex Fuldensis: Novum Testamentum Latine interprete Hieronymo
(Marburg and Leipzig: Elwert, 1868), 426 [1 John 5,7-8].
64
Orlando Thomas Dobbin, “Introduction,” in The Codex Montfortianus, ed. Orlando
Thomas Dobbin (London: Bagster, 1854), 10.