A Critical Examination of the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method in New Testament Textual Criticism.

Intro -- ‎Contents -- ‎Acknowledgements -- ‎List of Figures -- ‎Abbreviations -- ‎Introduction -- ‎1. Rationale -- ‎2. Scope -- ‎3. A Note on Terms and Percentages -- ‎4. Preview of the Argument -- ‎Part 1. -- ‎Chapter 1. The History and Reception of the CBGM -- ‎1. History of the CBGM -- ‎1.1. Genealogy Reborn (1982-1997) -- ‎1.2. Coherence Takes Shape (1997-2005) -- ‎1.3. Explanation and Extension (2005-2013) -- ‎2. Reception of the CBGM -- ‎2.1. David C. Parker -- ‎2.2. Tommy Wasserman -- ‎2.3. Timo Flink -- ‎2.4. Eldon Epp -- ‎2.5. Dirk Jongkind -- ‎2.6. Bengt Alexanderson -- ‎2.7. Other Reactions -- ‎3. Conclusion -- ‎Chapter 2. The CBGM in Theory and Practice -- ‎1. Understanding the CBGM -- ‎1.1. Basic Principles -- ‎1.2. Procedures -- ‎2. Applying the CBGM to the Catholic Epistles -- ‎2.1. The Effect of the CBGM on Reasoned Eclecticism -- ‎2.2. Changes between NA27/UBS4, ECM1, and ECM2/NA28/UBS5 -- ‎2.3. Example Changes -- ‎3. Conclusion -- ‎Part 2. -- ‎Chapter 3. Recovering the Initial Text -- ‎1. Defining the Initial Text -- ‎1.1. Original Definition and Subsequent Misuse -- ‎1.2. An Attempt at Clarification -- ‎2. The CBGM as a Meta-Method -- ‎2.1. Thoroughgoing Eclecticism -- ‎2.2. Byzantine Priority -- ‎2.3. Conclusion -- ‎3. Using Coherence to Detect Coincidental Agreement -- ‎3.1. Precedent for the Principle -- ‎3.2. The Question of Circularity -- ‎4. Conclusion -- ‎Chapter 4. Scribal Tendencies in James -- ‎1. Method -- ‎1.1. Previous Study -- ‎1.2. The Problem with Singular Readings -- ‎1.3. The CBGM as a Solution -- ‎2. Results -- ‎2.1. Initial Results -- ‎2.2. Additional Tests -- ‎3. Methodological Reflections -- ‎3.1. The Value of the CBGM for Studying Scribal Tendencies -- ‎3.2. The CBGM and Singular Readings -- ‎4. Conclusion -- ‎Part 3. -- ‎Chapter 5. A Historical Test: The Harklean Group in the CBGM.

‎1. The CBGM and Historical Reconstruction -- ‎1.1. Is the CBGM Interested in History? -- ‎1.2. The Problem of Soft Data and Reversed Relationships -- ‎1.3. An Initial Assessment -- ‎2. The Harklean Group and the Byzantine Text -- ‎2.1. The Harklean Group and the Byzantine Text in the CBGM -- ‎2.2. Previous Study of the Harklean Group -- ‎2.3. A Proposed Resolution -- ‎3. Implications -- ‎4. Conclusion -- ‎Chapter 6. The Selection of Variants in the CBGM -- ‎1. Previous Study -- ‎2. The CBGM's Basic Principle -- ‎3. Specific Cases -- ‎3.1. Singular Readings -- ‎3.2. Orthographica -- ‎3.3. Nonsense Readings -- ‎3.4. Corrections -- ‎4. Conclusion -- ‎Chapter 7. Limitations and Improvements -- ‎1. Limitations -- ‎1.1. Contamination Remains a Problem -- ‎1.2. History is Not Parsimonious -- ‎1.3. There is No Shortcut to the Causes of Variation -- ‎2. Suggested Improvements -- ‎2.1. Allow Coincidental Agreements to be Removed -- ‎2.2. Include More Data and Allow for Greater Discrimination -- ‎2.3. Provide a Better Presentation of Textual Flow Data -- ‎2.4. Allow the Reconstruction of Lost Hyparchetypes -- ‎2.5. Texts Need to be Defined Clearly and Consistently -- ‎2.6. Allow Coherence to be Studied across Variation Units -- ‎2.7. Open the Method to the Public -- ‎3. Conclusion -- ‎Summary and Conclusion -- ‎Appendix A: Changes in NA/UBS/ECM -- ‎Appendix B: Harklean Readings in 1John -- ‎Appendix C: Orthographica in James -- ‎Bibliography -- ‎Scripture Index -- ‎Author Index -- ‎Subject Index.

This study offers the first sustained examination of the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (CBGM), a computerized method being used to edit the most widely-used editions of the Greek New Testament.

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