Amsterdam Database: editorial alternatives marked as “Diacritics”

The Amsterdam Database of New Testament Conjectural Emendation contains more than just conjectures. So-called “Editorial alternatives” are recorded as well. The Nestle editions include (included) several of such proposals, sometimes mentioning a name of the scholar attached.

Since it is not yet possible to easily find such cases in the online database, I include the list of editorial alternatives marked as involving “Diacritics” here, with links to the online database, where remarks and scholarly history can be found.

Matt 6:34 ἑαυτῆς ] αὑτῆς Westcott & Hort (cj10234)
Matt 8:18 αὐτόν ] αὑτόν Erasmus (cj10136)
Matt 9:16 αὐτοῦ ] αὑτοῦ Heinsius (cj12300)
Matt 13:23 ὅ … ὅ … ὅ ] ὁ … ὁ … ὁ Erasmus (cj11616)
Matt 15:5 ὠφεληθῇς ] ὠφελήθης Blass (cj15781)
Matt 23:37 αὐτήν ] αὑτήν Fritzsche (cj14020)
Matt 24:2 οὐ ] οὗ Meyer (cj12423)
Matt 24:41 ἐν τῷ ] ἔν τῳ Anonymous (cj10051)
Matt 27:29 ἀκανθῶν ] ἀκάνθων Pearce (cj10057)
Matt 28:1 σαββάτων ] σαββατών Masius (cj13619)
Mark 2:21 ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ ] αὑτοῦ Heinsius (cj13868)
Mark 7:11 ὠφεληθῇς ] ὠφελήθης Blass (cj10728)
Mark 9:23 πιστεῦσαι (𝔐) ] πίστευσαι Cappellus (cj12697)
Mark 11:13 οὐ γὰρ ἦν καιρὸς σύκων (𝔐) ] οὗ γὰρ ἦν, καιρὸς σύκων Heinsius (cj12611)
Mark 14:36 ὁ ] ὅ Heinsius (cj15382)
Luke 2:2 αὕτη ] αὐτή Triller (cj10414)
Luke 6:35 μηδέν ] μηδέν’ de Dieu (cj11385)
Luke 8:17 γάρ ἐστιν ] γὰρ ἔστιν Westcott & Hort (cj11617)
Luke 18:7 μακροθυμῶν (𝔐) ] μακροθύμων Elsner (cj16790)
Luke 20:19 πρὸς αὐτούς ] πρὸς αὑτούς Bornemann (cj11312)
John 1:24 ἀπεσταλμένοι ] ἁπεσταλμένοι Holwerda (cj12480)
John 3:34 οὐ ] οὗ Hitzig (cj16677)
John 5:2 κολυμβήθρα ] κολυμβήθρᾳ Hoelzlin (cj16160)
John 6:37 ἐκβάλω ] ἐκβαλῶ Anonymous (cj14628)
John 7:29 εἰμι ] εἶμι Schmidius (cj11945)
John 7:34 εἰμί ] εἶμι Stephanus (cj11678)
John 7:36 εἰμί ] εἶμι Stephanus (cj11946)
John 9:21 ἑαυτοῦ ] αὑτοῦ Erasmus (cj10223)
John 14:3 εἰμί ] εἶμι Schmiedel (cj11544)
John 19:14 ὥρα ἦν ὡς ἕκτη ] ὥρᾳ ἦν ὡς ἕκτῃ Bauldri (cj11990)
John 20:18 αὐτῇ ] αὑτῇ Pallis (cj16148)
Acts 4:31 παντὶ τῷ θέλοντι πιστεύειν (D05) ] παντί τῳ θέλοντι πιστεύειν Hilgenfeld (cj15923)
Acts 9:35 Σαρῶνα ] Ἁσσαρῶνα Nestle (cj10244)
Acts 13:8 Ἐλύμας ] Ἐλυμᾶς Scaliger (cj12244)
Acts 13:8 ὁ ] ὅ Heinsius (cj12245)
Acts 14:13 πρὸ πόλεως (D05) ] Προπόλεως Ramsay (cj11547)
Acts 19:38 ἀγοραῖοι ] ἀγόραιοι Camerarius (cj12405)
Acts 20:30 αὐτῶν ] αὑτῶν Stephanus (cj10087)
Acts 23:3 κρίνων ] κρινῶν Stephanus (cj16372)
Acts 28:15 οἱ ἀδελφοί ] ἁδελφοί Holwerda (cj12481)
Rom 1:30 θεοστυγεῖς ] θεοστύγεις Beza (cj12729)
Rom 5:5 καταισχύνει ] καταισχυνεῖ Pallis (cj15728)
Rom 5:7 γὰρ τοῦ ] γάρ του Hilgenfeld (cj10278)
Rom 5:18 εἰς … εἰς ] εἷς … εἷς Bruston (cj14705)
Rom 7:10 αὕτη ] αὐτή Baumgarten (cj10286)
Rom 8:15 ὁ ] ὅ Heinsius (cj12893)
Rom 8:34 κατακρινῶν ] κατακρίνων Erasmus (cj15132)
Rom 12:5 καθ’ εἷς ] κᾆθ’ εἷς Michelsen (cj16669)
Rom 13:11 ὅτε ] ὁτέ Schmidius (cj12956)
Rom 14:14 ἑαυτοῦ ] αὑτοῦ Griesbach (cj10304)
Rom 14:21 μηδὲ ἐν ᾧ ] μηδὲ ἓν ᾧ von Hofmann (cj10305)
Rom 16:7 Ἰουνίαν ] Ἰουνιᾶν Bentley (cj10310)
Rom 16:15 Ἰουλίαν ] Ἰουλιᾶν Anonymous (cj10311)
1 Cor 6:11 τινες ] τίνες zu Stolberg (cj15035)
1 Cor 9:8 ταῦτα ] ταὐτά Erasmus (cj10325)
1 Cor 9:10 ἤ ] ἦ Hess (cj10326)
1 Cor 9:15 ἢ – τό ] ἦ τό Bachmann (cj10328)
1 Cor 11:6 ξυρᾶσθαι ] ξύρασθαι Naber (cj13113)
1 Cor 14:7 ὅμως ] ὁμῶς Faber Stapulensis (cj10332)
1 Cor 15:8 ὡσπερεὶ τῷ ] ὡσπερεί τῳ Rittershusius (cj10335)
1 Cor 16:16 παντὶ τῷ ] παντί τῳ Hilgenfeld (cj10014)
2 Cor 3:17 οὗ ] οὐ Turner (cj15654)
Gal 1:7 τινες ] τίνες Baljon (cj12701)
Gal 2:17 ἆρα ] ἄρα Lachmann (cj10341)
Gal 3:15 ὅμως ] ὁμῶς Whitby (cj10342)
Eph 1:4 αὐτῷ ] αὑτῷ Morus (cj13218)
Eph 1:5 αὐτόν ] αὑτόν Erasmus (cj10018)
Eph 1:9 αὐτῷ ] αὑτῷ Erasmus (cj10019)
Eph 4:21 ἀλήθεια ] ἀληθείᾳ Westcott & Hort (cj10346)
Col 1:15 πρωτότοκος ] πρωτοτόκος Isidore of Pelusium (cj10687)
Col 1:20 αὐτόν ] αὑτόν Anonymous (cj10348)
Col 2:13 αὐτῷ ] αὑτῷ Heinrichs (cj16166)
Col 2:15 αὐτῷ ] αὑτῷ Erasmus (cj10024)
Col 2:23 καὶ ἀφειδίᾳ … ἐν τιμῇ ] ἀφειδία … ἐντίμη von Dobschütz (cj10651)
Col 2:23 ἀφειδίᾳ ] ἀφειδία Nestle (cj10028)
Col 3:18 ἀνῆκεν ] ἀνῇκεν d’Orville (cj13344)
1 Thess 4:6 ἐν τῷ ] ἔν τῳ Rittershusius (cj11545)
1 Thess 5:11 εἷς ] εἰς Faber Stapulensis (cj10352)
1 Thess 5:13 ἑαυτοῖς ] αὑτοῖς Schmiedel (cj10031)
2 Thess 2:4 αὐτόν ] αὑτόν Verschuir (cj13370)
2 Thess 2:11 ψεύδει ] ψεύδεῖ Markland (cj16802)
1 Tim 1:3 προσμεῖναι ] πρόσμειναι Knatchbull (cj13376)
2 Tim 2:2 μαρτύρων ] μαρτυρῶν Junius (cj13854)
Heb 1:3 αὐτοῦ ] αὑτοῦ Valckenaer (cj12166)
Heb 3:6 αὐτοῦ ] αὑτοῦ Stephanus (cj13031)
Heb 5:3 αὐτοῦ ] αὑτοῦ Griesbach (cj10363)
Heb 10:14 μιᾷ γὰρ προσφορᾷ ] μία γὰρ προσφορά Bengel (cj10364)
Heb 11:11 αὐτὴ Σάρρα στεῖρα ] αὐτῇ Σάρρᾳ Michaelis (cj11546)
Heb 12:3 ἑαυτόν ] αὑτόν Stephanus (cj10366)
Jas 3:6 τροχόν ] τρόχον Heinsius (cj15284)
1 John 5:18 ἑαυτόν ] αὑτόν Schmiedel (cj10395)
Rev 17:5 πορνῶν ] πόρνων Scaliger (cj10407)
Rev 18:23 φάνῃ ] φανῇ Anonymous (cj10410)

Test: NT Conjectures Release Notes

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Robertus Stephanus’ Greek New Testament editions online

The famous printer Robertus Stephanus (Robert Estienne) published four editions of the Greek New Testament. All of these can be found online, though quality and access differs. The list below is not exhaustive, and will be updated as more information comes to my attention.

1. 1546

Τῆς καινῆς διαθήκης ἅπαντα. Novum Testamentum. Ex bibliotheca regia (Paris: Robertus Stephanus).

– Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, 1.L.29: ÖNB | GB
– Regensburg, Staatliche Bibliothek, 999/Script.7: MDZ

2. 1549

Τῆς καινῆς διαθήκης ἅπαντα. Novum Testamentum. Ex bibliotheca regia (Paris: Robertus Stephanus).

– Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, 1.L.34: ÖNB
– Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, BIB.TH.003654: GB

3. 1550

Τῆς καινῆς διαθήκης ἅπαντα. Novum Iesu Christi D. N. Testamentum. Ex bibliotheca regia (Paris: Robertus Stephanus, 1550).

– Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, 4.D.25: ÖNB
– WWU Münster, Bibelmuseum, H 1550: Bibelmuseum
– Regensburg, Staatliche Bibliothek, 999/2Script.67: MDZ
– [provenance unclear]: CSNTM (pages with biblical text only; good resolution; no navigation)

4. 1551

Ἅπαντα τῆς καινῆς διαθήκης. Novum Iesu Christi D. N. Testamentum. Cum duplici interpretatione, D. Erasmi, et Veteris interpretis: Harmonia item Euangelica, et copioso indice (Geneva: Robertus Stephanus, 1551).

– Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, BIB.ACC.016001: GB (vol. 1); GB (vol. 2)
– Bibliothèque de Genève, Bb 2299: e-rara
– Assisi, Pro civitate museum, Cinquecentina 13-1 and 13-2: PCM (vol. 1); PCM (vol. 2)
– Augsburg, Staats- und Stadtbibliothek, Th B IV 17: MDZ (vol 1); MDZ (vol. 2)

The Amsterdam Database (again)

My two previous posts concerned release notes for instalments of the The Amsterdam Database of New Testament Conjectural Emendation (2017-4 and 2018-1).

You can henceforth find all release notes on the “About” page that is part of the database. Earlier release notes, from November 2016 onwards, have been included as well.

As always, we welcome suggestion for additions and improvements of the database.

Amsterdam Database of New Testament Conjectural Emendation – release 2018-1

Here are the release notes for the most recent instalment of the Amsterdam Database.

General

Compared to the previous release (2017-4), 36 conjecture records were added (cj16428 to cj16463), together with 344 history records (s28548 to s28791). The total number of true conjectures (not an editorial alternative; not misunderstood) is now 6064 (out of 6463 conjecture records). The total number of history records is 18791.

An interesting new conjecture is cj16456 by Constantine Simonides. It concerns a reading he included in several of his forgeries which in reality expresses his conviction on what the Greek text in Matt 19:24 should be.

Noteworthy corrections and additions

cj11261 on Matt 24:36 is now marked as "misunderstood," since its author, Owen, already appeals to manuscript attestation that he knows of.

For cj14068 on Rom 6:19 an earlier author than Moffatt has been identified, namely Wall (1730). This identification prevents the conjecture from being marked as misunderstood, which should have been done if Moffatt had remained the earliest author, since in his days the attestation of the omission in B03 was well known. Wall only refers to versional attestation (the Peshitta).

cj14070 on 1 Cor 14:33-36 was recorded incorrectly (though the citation makes clear what must be intended): the transposition is to after 1 Cor 14:40, not 1 Cor 13:40.

Acknowledgements

We express our thanks to colleagues who brought fresh information to our attention: Peter Gurry, Peter Head, Dora Panella, Marco Rotman, David Harold Warren, and Tommy Wasserman.

Amsterdam Database of New Testament Conjectural Emendation - release 2017-4

Here are the release notes for the most recent instalment of the Amsterdam Database.

General

Compared to the previous release (2017–3), 125 conjecture records were added (cj16303 to cj16427), together with 482 history records (s28066 to s28547). The total number of true conjectures (not an editorial alternative; not misunderstood) is now 6030 (out of 6428 conjecture records). The total number of history records is 18547.

Many fresh conjectures are by Blass, but also conjectures by Zuntz, Price, Mill, Bailey, J. Weiss, Scheidweiler, Völter and some others have been added. Noteworthy is also cj16367, as the most recent conjecture, published in 2017 by our colleague Peter-Ben Smit.

Noteworthy corrections and additions

For cj11309 on Matt 9:12, previously marked as misunderstood since the authors indicated by Bowyer (Heinsius and Grotius) could not be confirmed, the true author has now been identified, namely Samuel Clarke; hence the conjecture is no longer marked as misunderstood.

For cj13009 on Mark 9:12 a slightly earlier author than Pallis has been found, namely Bultmann (1931).

For cj11389 on Luke 8:9 the question of authorship has been resolved. It concerns a conditional conjecture (if λέγοντες is maintained, then the text should be emended) by Beza, repeated by Lucas Brugensis and Price.

For cj15288 on Luke 8:36 an earlier author than Griesbach has been found, namely Mill.

For cj12005 on John 21:12 an earlier author than Semler has been found, namely Mill.

For cj14497 on Acts 8:10 an earlier author than Michelsen has been found, namely Mill.

The conjecture by van de Sande Bakhuyzen on Acts 9:28 (cj12015) was previously listed as attested by min. 1837 (following information from CNTTS), but it transpires (from CNTTS as well as ECM) that it omits the entire verse and should therefore not be counted as attestation for this short omission only.

For cj10092 on Acts 13:33, which has been adopted in the recently published ECM volume, the reception history has been much expanded.

For cj15121 on Acts 19:40, Pervo’s opinion that the verse contains a primitive corruption, Pervo
himself indicates that Ropes already expressed the idea. Pervo’s opinion is now listed as “Pro.”

For cj14697 on Acts 28:1 an earlier author than Michelsen has been found, namely Mill.

For cj13390 on 1 Tim 6:5 an earlier author than Naber has been found, namely Price.
Price’s conjecture on Tt 2:5 (cj13402) should be listed as a substitution, not an addition.

For cj15284 on Jas 3:6 (an editorial alternative) an earlier author than Abresch has been found, namely Heinsius (as well as Grotius).

For cj11016 on Rev 1:7, the correct form of Price’s conjecture is ἐπ’ αὐτοῦ, not ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ, as incorrectly reported by Bowyer.

Symposium and Thesis Defence

19 June 2017 – Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

The Many Lives of the New Testament Text

Liturgy, History, and Conjectural Emendation

12.45–15.00 Symposium

15.30–16.45 Thesis defence by Bart Kamphuis

12.45–15.00	Symposium – PThU-zaal (1E-24, PThU, VU-hoofdgebouw)
	Over the past six years at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam a research group funded by NWO studied the history of New Testament Conjectural Emendation. The scholars involved are: Silvia Castelli, Bart Kamphuis, Jan Krans, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte, and Karin Neutel. On the 19th of June, Kamphuis will defend his doctoral dissertation on Jan Hendrik Holwerda, titled: Against All Authorities: The New Testament Conjectural Emendation of Jan Hendrik Holwerda (1805–1886).
	To commemorate the final stage of the project—the Amsterdam Database of New Testament Conjectural Emendation has been made available through the NT.VMR of INTF Münster, Kamphuis’ dissertation is finished, Castelli’s dissertation is soon to follow, Krans’ monograph will be sent to the publisher this fall, and Lietaert Peerbolte’s and Neutel’s publications are on their way— a symposium will be held preceding the PhD ceremony. The programme of this symposium is as follows:
12.45 hrs	Welcome and introduction – Prof. Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte (VU)
13.00 hrs	“Will Not Be Found”: The Previous History of the ECM Conjecture on 2 Pet 3:10 – Bart Kamphuis (VU)
13.20 hrs	“A Few More Things” (Luke 10:41–42) – Prof. Tommy Wasserman (Örebro Teologiska Högskola)
13.40 hrs	The Wondrous World of Critical Conjecture – Dr. Jan Krans (VU/PThU)
14.00 hrs	The Liturgical Annotations to Codex Bezae and the History of Textual Scholarship – Prof. Jennifer Knust (Boston University)
14.20 hrs	The New Testament in Modern Times – Prof. George Harinck (VU/TUA)
14.40 hrs	Discussion and closing remarks – Prof. Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte (VU)
15.00 hrs	End
15.30–16.45	Thesis defence by Bart Kamphuis – Hoofdgebouw Vrije Universiteit, Aula
	The PhD defence will be held in the Aula of the Vrije Universiteit, and begins at 15.45 hrs. Visitors are expected to gather in the Aula at around 15.30; members of the Doctoral Committee gather in the Forumzaal of the Vrije Universiteit at the same time.
	You are hereby kindly invited to attend both this symposium and the PhD defence ceremony.
	Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte Professor of New Testament Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

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For some background on the NWO project,

see two articles by Rianne Lindhout in VU Magazine:

Het levensverhaal van het Nieuwe Testament

Enfant terrible van de bijbelwetenschap: Jan Hendrik Holwerda