Online Journal Article: "Medieval Manuscripts And Modern Evangelicals: Lessons From The Past, Guidance For The Future" Jets 60/1 (2017): 5–34

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From the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS)

Abstract: Paratextual and codicological material in medieval Greek NT manuscripts are
rich mines that have been largely neglected by evangelicals. Five such features are touched on in
this article: (1) the growing canon consciousness and emergence of the codex and their interrelationship; (2) subscriptions (scribal notes at the end of NT books, often reflecting very early traditions) and colophons (blessing, supplication, or mild complaint by a scribe at the end of his codex); (3) the significant but essentially ignored role of female scribes through the centuries; (4) the part that paratextual features in these MSS played in helping scribes to memorize scripture; and (5) the visual priority given to Scripture over tradition in MSS with commentaries.
Key Words: medieval manuscripts, NT canon, birth of the codex, subscriptio, ancient interpretation of NT, colophons, female scribes, memory, memorizing Scripture, MSS with commentaries, paratextual features, format and interp