Bibliography of Textual Criticism

Chronological Subject Indexes 1-10

The lists below, in which the books of the annotated bibliography are classified, put in chronological order, and briefly described, are designed to guide the reader in referencing the bibliography, and to provide in themselves a convenient historical conspectus of the literature relevant to textual criticism.

1. Greek and Latin Texts
2. Manuscript Editions
3. Collations
4. Introductions
5. Essays and Treatises
6. Textual Commentaries
7. Bibliographies
8. English Translations
9. Popular Resources
10. On the Old Testament
Consolidated Chronological Index

1. GREEK AND LATIN TEXTS

The following is a chronological list of all Greek and Latin texts to be found in the bibliography. These usually consist of a continuous Greek text which presents the readings preferred by the editor, together with notes on various readings to be found in the manuscripts. Sometimes an edition includes a full Introduction as described in section 4 below (in several sections, called Prolegomena). When a text is said to be from another edition, it either presents without significant changes the text of an earlier edition, or a hybrid of earlier editions formed by uncritical conflation. A resultant text regularly presents the majority reading of selected earlier editions. This is not to be confused with the majority text, which presents the majority readings of all Greek manuscripts. A text is called critically revised only when it is newly formed by critical methods. It is said to have an apparatus when various readings of the Greek manuscripts are regularly given in annotations to the text, MS notes when it has only a smattering of such notes, and edition notes when the notes refer not to manuscripts but to other editions.

• 1516 Erasmus. Greek and Latin text from available manuscripts.
• 1518 Aldus. Greek text from Erasmus 1516.
• 1519 Erasmus. Greek and Latin text from Erasmus 1516.
• 1521 Gerbel. Greek text from Erasmus 1519.
• 1522 Stunica. Greek and Latin text from available manuscripts.
• 1522 Erasmus. Greek and Latin text from Erasmus 1519.
• 1524 Cephalaeus. Greek text from Gerbel 1521.
• 1527 Erasmus. Greek and Latin text from Erasmus 1522 and Stunica.
• 1534 Colines. Greek text from Erasmus 1527 and Stunica.
• 1535 Erasmus. Greek and Latin text from Erasmus 1527.
• 1546 Estienne. Greek text from Erasmus 1527 and Stunica.
• 1549 Estienne. Greek text from Erasmus 1527 and Stunica.
• 1550 Estienne. Greek text from Erasmus 1527 with MS notes.
• 1551 Estienne. Greek text from Erasmus 1527 with verse numbering.
• 1565 Beza. Greek text from Estienne 1551 and Latin text.
• 1582 Beza. Greek text from Estienne 1551 and Latin text.
• 1589 Beza. Greek text from Estienne 1551 and Latin text.
• 1592 Clement. Latin Vulgate text from available manuscripts.
• 1598 Beza. Greek text from Estienne 1551 and Latin text.
• 1624 Elzevir. Greek text from Beza 1565.
• 1633 Elzevir. Greek text from Beza 1565.
• 1657 Walton. Polyglot text (Greek from Estienne 1551) with apparatus.
• 1658 Courcelles. Greek text from Elzevir 1633 with MS notes.
• 1675 Fell. Greek text from Estienne 1551 with apparatus.
• 1707 Mill. Greek text from Estienne and Elzevir with apparatus.
• 1711 von Maestricht. Greek text from Fell with apparatus.
• 1718 Wells. Critically revised Greek text with MS notes.
• 1729 Mace. Critically revised Greek text with MS notes.
• 1734 Bengel. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1751 Wettstein. Greek text from Elzevir with apparatus.
• 1774 Griesbach. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1776 Harwood. Critically revised Greek text with MS notes.
• 1796 Griesbach. Critically revised Greek text with critical apparatus.
• 1805 Griesbach. Critically revised Greek text.
• 1828 Lloyd. Greek text from Mill 1707.
• 1830 Scholz. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1831 Lachmann. Critically revised Greek text.
• 1841 Tischendorf. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1842 Lachmann. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1849 Tischendorf. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1849 Alford. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1856 Wordsworth. Critically revised Greek text with MS notes.
• 1856 Tischendorf. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1857 Tregelles. Critically revised Greek and Latin text with apparatus.
• 1869 Tischendorf. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1870 Bagster. Greek text from Mill with MS notes.
• 1881 Westcott and Hort. Critically revised Greek text with MS notes.
• 1881 Scrivener. Greek text from Beza with edition notes.
• 1881 Palmer. Critically revised Greek text with edition notes.
• 1889 Sanday. Greek text from Lloyd with MS notes.
• 1892 Weymouth. Resultant Greek text with edition notes.
• 1894 Weiss. Critically revised Greek text.
• 1898 Nestle. Resultant Greek text with edition notes.
• 1904 Nestle. Resultant Greek text with edition notes.
• 1910 Souter. Greek text from Palmer with MS notes.
• 1913 von Soden. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1927 Nestle. Resultant Greek text with apparatus.
• 1933 Merk. Critically revised Greek and Latin text.
• 1958 Nestle and Kilpatrick. Greek text from Nestle with MS notes.
• 1958 Kilpatrick. Critically revised Greek and English text.
• 1963 Aland. Synoptic Greek text from Nestle with apparatus.
• 1964 Tasker. Critically revised Greek text with MS notes.
• 1966 Aland, Black, Metzger, Wikren. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1968 Aland, Black, Metzger, Wikren, Martini. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1975 Aland, Black, Metzger, Wikren, Martini. Critically revised Greek text with apparatus.
• 1979 Aland et al. Greek text from Aland..1975 with apparatus.
• 1982 Hodges and Farstad. Majority Greek text with MS and edition notes.
• 1991 Pierpont and Robinson. Majority Greek text.
• 1993 Aland, Aland, Karavidopoulos, Metzger, Martini. Greek text from Aland...1975 with apparatus.

2. MANUSCRIPT EDITIONS

These are editions which reproduce the entire text of a single manuscript, usually without critical alteration, for the information of scholars. When such an edition is called a typographical facsimile it reproduces the manuscript line for line, in type which resembles the handwriting of the manuscript; when it is called a photographic facsimile it presents an actual photographic copy of the manuscript.

• 1786 Woide. Greek text of Codex Alexandrinus in typographical facsimile.
• 1793 Kipling. Greek text of Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis.
• 1843 Tischendorf. Greek text of Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus.
• 1852 Tischendorf. Greek text of Codex Claromontanus.
• 1857 Mai. Greek text of Codex Vaticanus in ordinary type.
• 1859 Vercellone. Greek text of Codex Vaticanus in ordinary type.
• 1860 Cowper. Greek text of Codex Alexandrinus in ordinary type.
• 1862 Tischendorf. Greek text of Codex Sinaiticus in typographical facsimile.
• 1863 Tischendorf. Greek text of Codex Sinaiticus in ordinary type.
• 1864 Hansell. Greek text of Codices Vat., Alex., Eph., Cant., Clar., Laud., Dub.
• 1864 Scrivener. Greek text of Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis.
• 1865 Tischendorf. Greek text of Codex Sinaiticus in ordinary type.
• 1867 Tischendorf. Greek text of Codex Vaticanus in ordinary type.
• 1868 Vercellone. Greek text of Codex Vaticanus in typographical facsimile.
• 1879 Thompson. Greek text of Codex Alexandrinus in photographic facsimile.
• 1889 Cozza. Greek text of Codex Vaticanus in photographic facsimile.
• 1898 Grenfell and Hunt. Greek text of Oxyrhynchus Papyri.
• 1899 Cambridge. Greek text of Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis in photographic facsimile.
• 1904 Vatican. Greek text of Codex Vaticanus in photographic facsimile.
• 1909 Kenyon. Greek text of Codex Alexandrinus in photographic facsimile.
• 1911 Lake. Greek text of Codex Sinaiticus in photographic facsimile.
• 1933 Kenyon. Greek text of Chester Beatty Papyri.
• 1956 Martin. Greek text of Bodmer Papyri.
• 1968 Martini. Greek text of Codex Vaticanus in photographic facsimile.

3. COLLATIONS

These are simply lists of various readings of the Greek manuscripts or editions.

• 1788 Birch. Collations of several MSS, including Codex Vaticanus.
• 1798 Birch. Collations of several MSS, including Codex Vaticanus.
• 1799 Ford. Collation of Codex Vaticanus.
• 1842 Bruder. Greek concordance of various readings.
• 1864 Scrivener. Collation of Codex Sinaiticus.
• 1890 Hoskier. Collation of Estienne and Elzevir.
• 1906 Scrivener and Nestle. Collation of editions of Lachmann, Tischendorf, Tregelles, Westcott & Hort.
• 1935 Legg. Collation of many manuscripts for Mark.
• 1940 Legg. Collation of many manuscripts for Matthew.
• 1984 Elliott et al. Collation of many manuscripts for Luke.
• 1994 Swanson. Collation of several manuscripts for Matthew.

4. INTRODUCTIONS

These usually present a brief history of criticism, the author's theory of the Greek manuscript tradition, a survey of the ancient versions and patristic literature, and practical illustrations of critical method.

• 1750 Michaelis.
• 1767 Harwood.
• 1808 Hug.
• 1810 Marsh.
• 1828 Marsh.
• 1836 Hug.
• 1848 Porter.
• 1852 Davidson.
• 1854 Tregelles.
• 1856 Tregelles.
• 1861 Scrivener.
• 1870 Westcott.
• 1872 Hammond.
• 1875 Scrivener.
• 1880 Mitchell.
• 1886 Warfield.
• 1886 Miller.
• 1891 Schaff.
• 1894 Scrivener and Miller.
• 1897 Nestle.
• 1899 Vincent.
• 1900 Lake.
• 1900 Gregory.
• 1925 Robertson.
• 1935 Souter.
• 1952 Colwell.
• 1961 Taylor.
• 1964 Metzger.
• 1964 Greenlee.
• 1967 Moulton.
• 1974 Finegan.
• 1981 Aland and Aland.

5. ESSAYS AND TREATISES

These are works which deal with special topics in criticism.

• 1689 Simon. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1720 Bentley. Prospectus for critical Greek text.
• 1725 Bengel. Prospectus for critical Greek text.
• 1730 Wettstein. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1763 Burk. Essays on textual criticism.
• 1764 Semler. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1767 Semler. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1814 Laurence. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1815 Nolan. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1866 Orme. Treatise on the history of textual criticism.
• 1881 Hort. Textual commentary.
• 1883 Burgon. Essays on textual criticism.
• 1888 Abbot. Essays on textual criticism.
• 1896 Burgon. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1896 Burgon. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1897 Miller. Essays on textual criticism.
• 1908 Gregory. List of manuscripts.
• 1914 Hoskier. Treatise on Codex Vaticanus.
• 1926 Robertson. Essays on textual criticism.
• 1932 Kenyon. Essays on textual criticism.
• 1939 Hatch. Treatise on manuscripts.
• 1951 Hatch. Treatise on manuscripts.
• 1963 Aland. List of manuscripts.
• 1968 Turner. Introduction to the papyrus manuscripts.
• 1969 Colwell. Essays on textual criticism.
• 1977 Metzger. Treatise on the early versions.
• 1980 Pickering. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1981 Metzger. Treatise on manuscripts.
• 1981 Epp and Fee. Essays on the exegetical significance of various readings.
• 1984 Sturz. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1992 Comfort. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1993 Epp and Fee. Treatises on textual criticism.
• 1993 Ehrman. Treatise on textual criticism.
• 1995 Ehrman and Holmes.

6. TEXTUAL COMMENTARIES

These are works which go through the New Testament chapter and verse, taking note of and discussing the merits of the various readings to be found in the manuscripts.

• 1742 Bengel.
• 1798 Griesbach.
• 1830 Rinck.
• 1845 Scrivener.
• 1853 Reiche.
• 1856 Green.
• 1883 Meyer.
• 1892 Whitney.
• 1975 Metzger.



7. BIBLIOGRAPHIES

• 1709 Long.
• 1757 Walch.
• 1774 Masch.
• 1804 Clarke.
• 1821 Townley.
• 1824 Orme.
• 1827 Pettigrew.
• 1831 Clarke.
• 1839 Horne.
• 1854 Darling.
• 1872 Reuss.
• 1878 Stephens.
• 1884 Reuss.
• 1893 Thayer.
• 1897 Copinger.
• 1903 Darlow.
• 1924 Turner.
• 1955 Metzger.
• 1968 Herbert.
• 1989 Elliott.
• 1989 Epp.
• 1991 Chamberlin.

8. ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS

In the annotated bibliography all English translations are listed and referred to in the same manner as the other books, that is, by the names of their principal editors or translators, followed by their dates of publication. In the following chronological list, the names commonly applied to the major versions are given in quotation marks.

• 1526 Tyndale. English version of Erasmus' text.
• 1534 Tyndale. English version of Erasmus' text.
• 1535 Tyndale. English version of Erasmus' text.
• 1535 Coverdale. "Coverdale's Bible." Revision of Tyndale.
• 1537 Rogers. "Matthew's Bible." Revision of Tyndale.
• 1539 Coverdale. "Great Bible" or "Cranmer's Bible." Revision of Rogers.
• 1557 Whittingham et al. English version of Estienne's text.
• 1560 Whittingham et al. "Genevan Bible." English version of Estienne's text.
• 1568 Parker et al. "Bishops' Bible." Revision of Coverdale.
• 1611 Smith et al. "King James Version." English version of Beza's text.
• 1745 Whiston. English version of Codices Cantabrigiensis, Claromontanus, Alexandrinus.
• 1755 Wesley. English version of Bengel's text.
• 1830 Palfrey. English version of Griesbach's text.
• 1840 Sharpe. English version of Griesbach's text.
• 1841 Bagster. Multiple English versions of Received text.
• 1863 Parker. English version of the Codex Vaticanus.
• 1869 Noyes. English version of Tischendorf's text.
• 1878 Rotherham. English version of Tregelles' text.
• 1881 Ellicott et al. "English Revised Version." English version of Palmer's text.
• 1882 Wilson. Interlinear translation of Griesbach's text.
• 1890 Darby. English version of critical text.
• 1897 Rotherham. English version of Westcott & Hort text.
• 1900 Young. English version of Estienne's text.
• 1901 Schaff et al. "American Standard Version." English version of Palmer's text.
• 1918 Anderson. English version of Codex Sinaiticus.
• 1946 Weigle et al. "Revised Standard Version." English version of Nestle text.
• 1958 Marshall. Interlinear translation of Nestle text.
• 1962 Weigle. Multiple English versions of various texts.
• 1963 Olson et al. "New American Standard Version." English version of Nestle text.
• 1973 Palmer et al. "New International Version." English version of UBS first edition.
• 1974 Comfort. Multiple English versions of various texts.
• 1979 Green. Interlinear translation of Beza's text.
• 1979 Farstad et al. "New King James Version." Revision of KJV on the basis of Received Text.
• 1990 Metzger et al. "New Revised Standard Version." English version of UBS third edition.
• 1990 Douglas. Interlinear translation of UBS third edition.
• 1993 Farstad. Interlinear translation of Hodges & Farstad text.

9. POPULAR RESOURCES

The following works are written specifically for students of the New Testament who are unable to read Greek or Latin.

• 1828 Townley. History of English versions.
• 1861 Stuart. Critical annotations to the KJV text.
• 1868 Lange. Critically annotated KJV text.
• 1869 Tischendorf. Critically annotated KJV text.
• 1869 Folsom. Critically annotated translation of Tischendorf's text.
• 1870 Wiley. Critical annotations to the KJV text.
• 1872 Alford. Critically annotated KJV text.
• 1873 Milligan. Critical annotations to the KJV text.
• 1877 Newberry. Critically annotated interlinear translation of Estienne's text.
• 1877 Bullinger. Critically annotated KJV concordance.
• 1879 Schaff. Critically annotated KJV text.
• 1880 Sanday. Critically annotated KJV text.
• 1880 Young. Critical annotations to the KJV text.
• 1881 Young. Critical annotations to the KJV text.
• 1883 Wigram. Concordance of various critical texts in English.
• 1885 Wigram. Concordance of various critical texts in English.
• 1886 Newberry. Critically annotated KJV text.
• 1887 Vincent. Critical annotations to the KJV text.
• 1893 Stuart. Critically annotated KJV text.
• 1893 Newberry. Critically annotated KJV text.
• 1897 Berry. Critically annotated interlinear translation of Estienne's text.
• 1910 Monser. Critically annotated ASV text.
• 1926 Cunnington. Critical annotations to an English text.
• 1968 MacGregor. History of English versions.
• 1979 Throckmorton. Critically annotated version of Nestle text in synoptic form.
• 1981 Fowler. Collations of critical texts in English.
• 1981 Lewis. History of English versions.
• 1986 Earle. Critical annotations to the KJV text.
• 1988 Scanlin. Historical essay on marginal readings of English versions.
• 1990 Comfort. Critical annotations to the English text.
• 1991 Pierpont. Critical annotations to the KJV text.
• 1992 Anderson and Anderson. Select collation of Nestle text in English.

10. ON THE OLD TESTAMENT

It is not within the scope of this bibliography to cover the literature on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament; the following books are included so that those who wish to study this subject may know where to begin.

• 1885 Chambers. Philological criticism of the Old Testament text.
• 1960 Hurst. Philological criticism of the Old Testament text.
• 1964 Burrows. Philological criticism of the Old Testament text.
• 1979 Wurthwein. Introduction to textual criticism of the Old Testament.