An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures

Reissued in five parts, this is the revised four-volume tenth edition (1856) of an influential work of biblical scholarship.

Preface; Addenda et corrigenda; Part I. Introduction to the Textual Criticism of the New Testament: 1. The objects proposed; 2. Language of the New Testament; 3. Characteristics of New Testament Greek; 4. On the text of the New Testament; 5. On the history of the text itself; 6. On the various readings; 7. On the systematic classification of documents; 8. Discussions on recensions; 9. On the charge that Greek MSS have been altered from the Latin; 10. On the history of the Greek New Testament to the time of Bengel; 11. History of the printed text from Bengel onwards; 12. On the sources of textual criticism in general; 13. Greek MSS of the most ancient class containing portions of the gospels; 14. Fragments of MSS of the most ancient class containing portions of the gospels; 15. MSS of the most ancient class which do not contain the gospels; 16. Later uncial MSS of peculiar importance; 17. The other late uncials containing the gospels; 18. The other later uncials containing the Acts, Epistles, or Apocalypse; 19. Important MSS in cursive letters; 20. MSS containing lectionaries; 21. On the ancient versions in general as sources of textual criticism; 22. The ancient Latin versions prior to the Vulgate of Jerome; 23. The revision of the Latin by Jerome; 24. The early Syriac versions; 25. The Phlioxenian Syriac version; 26. The Syriac version of portions added to some editions of the Peshito; 27. The Jerusalem Syriac version; 28. The Memphitic version; 29. The Thebaic version; 30. The Gothic version; 31. The Armenian version; 32. The Aethiopic version; 33. The Arabic and other later versions; 34. Early citations, as sources of criticism; 35. On the application of materials for criticism; 36. On the reading of 1 John, v. 7; 37. On the application of some of the results of textual criticism; Part II. Introductions to the Respective Books of the New Testament: Preliminary observations; 1. Classification of the books of the New Testament; 2. The name and number of the canonical gospels; 3. On the gospel by St Matthew; 4. On the gospel by St Mark; 5. On the gospel by St Luke; 6. On the gospel by St John; 7. On the Acts of the Apostles; 8. Account of the apostle Paul; 9. Observations on the apostolic epistles; 10. On the epistle to the Romans; 11. On the first epistle to the Corinthians; 12. On the second epistle to the Corinthians; 13. On the epistle to the Galatians; 14. On the epistle to the Ephesians; 15. On the epistle to the Philippians; 16. On the epistle to the Colossians; 17. On the first epistle to the Thessalonians; 18. On the second epistle to the Thessalonians; 19. On the first epistle to Timothy; 20. On the second epistle to Timothy; 21. On the epistle to Titus; 22. On the epistle to Philemon; 23. On the epistle to the Hebrews; 24. On the Catholic epistles in general; 25. On the general epistle of James; 26. On the first general epistle of Peter; 27. On the second general epistle of Peter; 28. On the first general epistle of John; 29. On the second and third general epistles of John; 30. On the general epistle of Jude; 31. On the book of Revelation; Appendix; Bibliographical list; Indices.