St Mark, from Great Lavra MS. Paratexts Are Common to Nearly All Literatures Ancient and Modern. Every Book Has Paratexts, Some More Complicated and Meaningful Than Others. Illustration: Wikipedia.
Manuscripts are the most primary sources in biblical studies. There are over 5,600 Greek copies of the New Testament alone, produced from the second to the nineteenth centuries—a real treasure trove. Yet for most New Testament scholars, manuscripts play little role in how we think about our…Read More
