1.0 Understanding the New Testament as a Literary Document
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1.1. Definition of the term 
Sources: H3:1:1-3; H4:2-3; NOSB:nt:iii; NOSB3:essays:458-460; HCSB2: Intro: One Book or Many?: xiv.
1.1.1. Testament
1.1.2. Covenant
1.2. Relation to Hebrew Bible 
Sources: F:1:18; H3:1:3-10; H4:3-7
1.2.1. Hebrew text
1.2.2. LXX
1.3. Relation to world religion scriptures 
Sources: H3:1:2; H4:2
1.3.1. Koran
1.3.2 Vedas
1.3.3 Upanishads
1.3.4 Bhagavadigita
1.4. The language of the New Testament: koine Greek
 Sources: H3:1:6-7; H4:10; NOSB:nt:iv; ----
1.4.1. Nature of koine Greek
1.4.2. Distinctives of biblical koine Greek
1.5. The literature of the New Testament (Form Criticism)
1.5.1. Genre
Sources: H:1:7-9; H4:10-12; NOSB:nt:iii-iv; NOSB3 (see intro section before Matthew, Acts, Romans, Revelation);
HCSB2:Intro: Critical Study of the NT: xvi-xvii; HCSB2: Critical Reading: xli-xlii
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1.5.1.1. Definition
1.5.1.2. Basic Forms
1.5.1.2.1. Gospel
F:55-56; NOSB:nt:viii-x; Online Theological Dictionaries
1.5.1.2.2. History
F:208; NOSB:nt:x
1.5.1.2.3. Letter
Online Theological Dictionaries; NOSB3:nt:240-241; F:249-251
1.5.1.2.4. Apocalypse
Online Theological Dictionaries; NOSB3:nt:240-241; F:372-373
1.6 The formation of the canon of the New Testament (Canon History)
Sources: H:1:10-15; NOSB:nt:v-vi; NOSB3:essays:453, 458-460; Online Theological Dictionaries;HCSB2: Canonical Reading: xxxix-xl

1.6.1. Sources of information

1.6.1.1.  Muratorian Canon
1.6.1.2. Codex Claromontanus
1.6.1.3. Origen
1.6.1.4. Eusebius (see especially sections 3.3.5; 3.25.3-4 in his Ecclesastical History)
1.6.1.5. Athanasius
1.6.2. Guiding principles 
1.6.2.1. Apostolicity
1.6.2.2. Breath of God
1.6.2.3. Divine Providence
1.6.3. Catalysts prompting the process
1.6.3.1. Marcion
1.6.3.2. Gnosticism
1.6.3.3. regula fidei (kanôn tês alêthes)
1.6.4. Historical reconstruction of the process
1.6.4.1. Stages of the process
1.6.4.1.1. Collections of Paul's letters
1.6.4.1.2. Collections of the gospels
1.6.4.1.3. Acts of the Apostles
1.6.4.1.4. Catholic letters
1.6.4.1.5. Apocalypses
1.6.4.2. Pivotal turning points:
1.6.4.2.1. Athanasius, 367 AD
1.6.4.2.2. Latin Vulgate, 4th cent.
1.7. The transmission of the text of the New Testament (Textual Criticism)
Sources: H3:2:18-28; H4: 25-35; NOSB:nt:iv-v; NOSB3:essays:461-462;
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1.7.1. The Greek manuscripts
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1.7.1.1. Papyri
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1.7.1.2. Uncials
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1.7.1.3. Minuscules
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1.7.2. The printed Greek texts:
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1.7.2.1. Early work:
1.7.2.1.1. Erasmus
1.7.2.1.2. Textus Receptus
1.7.2.2. Nineteenth Century/Early Twentieth Century
1.7.2.2.1. Westcott-Hort (English speaking world)
1.7.2.2.2. Nestle (non-English speaking world)----
1.7.2.3. Second half of the Twentieth Century
1.7.2.3.1. United Bible Socities 4th (English speaking world)
1.7.2.3.2. Nestle-Aland 26th & 27th (Non-English speaking world)
1.7.2.3.3. British and Foreign Bible Society text (British speaking world)
1.7.2.4 Procedures for analyzing ancient manuscripts.
1.7.3. The English translations:
NOSB:nt:400-406; NOSB3: essays: 466-471; H3:2:21-27; H4:27-35
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1.7.3.1. Early Efforts:
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1.7.3.1.1. Venerable Bede, 730s
1.7.3.1.2. John Wycliffe, 1384
1.7.3.1.3. William Tyndale, 1525 (1534), 1536
1.7.3.1.4. Coverdale Bible, 1535
1.7.3.1.5. The Great Bible, 1539
1.7.3.1.6. The Bishop's Bible, 1568
1.7.3.1.7. The Geneva Bible, 1560
1.7.3.1.8. The King James Version, 1611
1.7.3.2. Modern Translations:
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1.7.3.2.1. Structures for creating translations
1.7.3.2.1.1. Individual (I)
1.7.3.2.1.2. Committee (C)
1.7.3.2.2. Types of translation methodology used

1.7.3.2.2.1. Verbal (V = Form Oriented; Formal Correspondence)
1.7.3.2.2.2. Dynamic Equivalent (DE = Content Oriented)
1.7.3.2.3. Resulting translations
NOSB:nt:404-406; H3:2:26; H4:29-34; NOSB3: essays: 466-471
1.7.3.2.3.1. Revised Version, 1881-1885
1.7.3.2.3.2. American Standard Version, 1901
1.7.3.2.3.3. Revised Standard Version, 1946-1952
1.7.3.2.3.4. New Revised Standard Version, 1991
1.7.3.2.3.5. Jerusalem Bible, 1989
1.7.3.2.3.6. New English Bible, 1970, 1976
1.7.3.2.3.7. Revised English Bible, 1989
1.7.3.2.3.8. New International Version, 1970s
1.7.3.2.3.9. New American Bible, 1970
1.7.3.2.3.10. Good News Bible (Today's English Version)
1.7.3.2.3.11. The Living Bible
1.7.3.2.3.12. New Living Translation
1.7.3.2.4. Procedures for analyzing translations
1.7.3.2.4.1. Establish paragraph subdivisions within a pericope
1.7.3.2.4.2. Comparatively analyze each sentence of the translations

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