The Text of the Apostolos in Athanasius of Alexandria (New Testament in the Greek Fathers)

This text-critical study of the Apostolos (all of the New Testament apart from the Gospels) of the fourth-century Greek father Athanasius of Alexandria has two aims in view: one analytical and one methodological. An initial review of Athanasius s life and writings and a survey of the Alexandrian text-type precede an analysis of Athanasius s text to determine its classification within the major New Testament text-types, and particularly its suspected Alexandrian character. The book also compares the results of methods traditionally used on the texts of the fathers with the use of an alternative and advanced method, multivariate analysis. Unlike quantitative and group profile analyses, multivariate analysis utilizes not just a single dimension but the full dimensionality of the source data. The text-critical study of the Apostolos (all of the New Testament apart from the Gospels) of the fourth-century Greek Father Athanasius of Alexandria has two aims in view: one analytical and one methodological. An initial review of Athanasius' life and writings and a survey of the Alexandrian text-type precede an analysis of Athanasius' text to determine its classification within the major New Testament text-types, and particularly its suspected Alexandrian character. The book also compares the results of methods traditionally used on the texts of the Fathers with the use of an alternative and advanced method, multivariate analysis. Unlike quantitative and group profile analyses, multivariate analysis utilizes not just a single dimension but the full dimensionality of the source data Contents......Page 6 Series Editor’s Foreword......Page 8 Author’s Preface......Page 10 List of Abbreviations......Page 12 List of Tables......Page 14 List of Figures......Page 18 Introduction......Page 20 Athanasius of Alexandria and his Writings......Page 26 Athanasius and the Text of the Apostolos......Page 48 The Apostolos of Athanasius: Text and Apparatus......Page 66 The Methodology of Textual Analysis......Page 222 Quantitative Analysis......Page 246 Group Profile Analysis......Page 264 Statistical and Multivariate Analysis......Page 284 Conclusion......Page 332 Appendix A......Page 336 Appendix B......Page 368 Appendix C......Page 374 Appendix D......Page 376 Bibliography......Page 379 Athanasius Of Alexandria And His Writings -- Athanasius And The Text Of The Apostolos -- The Apostolos Of Athanasius: Text And Apparatus -- The Methodology Of Textual Analysis -- Group Profile Analysis -- Statistical And Multivariate Analysis -- Conclusion. By Gerald J. Donker. Includes Bibliographical References.