Reading for the Spirit of the Text: nomina sacra and pneuma Language in P46*

This study examines every reference to pneuma in NT Papyrus 46 (P. Chester Beatty ii / P. Mich. Inv. 6238) and whether or not it is contracted as a nomen sacrum. Against expectations, the scribe does not always use nomina sacra to designate the divine Spirit, nor are other kinds of spirits always wr...

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1. VerfasserIn: Estes, Joel D. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Univ. Press [2015]
In: New Testament studies
Jahr: 2015, Band: 61, Heft: 4, Seiten: 566-594
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B P.Beatty II / Nomina sacra / Griechisch / Substantiv / Pneuma / Heiliger Geist
IxTheo Notationen:HC Neues Testament
KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum
NBG Pneumatologie; Heiliger Geist
weitere Schlagwörter:B Theology
B P46
B Scribes
B Spirit
B Nomina Sacra
B Manuscripts
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Zusammenfassung:This study examines every reference to pneuma in NT Papyrus 46 (P. Chester Beatty ii / P. Mich. Inv. 6238) and whether or not it is contracted as a nomen sacrum. Against expectations, the scribe does not always use nomina sacra to designate the divine Spirit, nor are other kinds of spirits always written out in full. This discovery destabilises the assumption that we can access the scribe's understanding of pneuma simply by identifying where nomina sacra do and do not occur. At the same time, such scribal irregularity itself may illustrate wider theological ambiguities among some early Christian communities concerning the status and role of the Holy Spirit.
ISSN:1469-8145
Enthält:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688515000259