Studies on Texts of Early Irish Latin Gospels (A. D. 600-1200)

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It should be an accepted principle of textual criticism that no biblical manuscript should be left unexamined. Something is lacking to the science by reason of such neglect. And yet, even more than one hundred and fifty years after initial interest in the field, an entire group of Irish manuscripts of the Latin Bible still remains without the examination these texts merit. Preface vii Abbreviations ix Bibliography xi Chapter One: HISTORY OF RESEARCH 1 Research 1 Plan for a Project 8 Chapter Two: BACKGROUND OF IRISH LATIN GOSPEL RENDERINGS 12 The Origin of the Old Latin Versions 12 Behind the Latin Renderings: The Greek Texts 14 The Western Text Background to Old Latin Readings 15 Irish Gospel Books and Related Texts 18 Background to Non-Vulgate Irish Gospel Readings 22 Additions and Interpolations in Irish Manuscripts 22 Specific Matthew DELQR Readings in other Irish Gospel Texts 30 Conclusions 33 Chapter Three: ECHTERNACH MARGlNALIA AND THE IRISH GOSPEL TEXT 35 Echternach Gospels Marginalia. Matthew 38 Echternach Gospels Marginalia. Mark 55 Echternach Gospels Marginalia. Luke 70 Echternach Gospels Marginalia. John 90 Conclusions 100 Chapter Four: THE ECHTERNACH AND MAC DURNAN GOSPELS. SOME COMMON READINGS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE 102 Matthew 106 Mark 107 Luke 108 John 109 Conclusions 110 Chapter Five: SELECT COLLATION OF TWO ST. GALLEN MANUSCRIPTS 112 1. SELECT COLLATION OF MS. ST. GALLEN 51 112 Collation of Matthew's Gospel 113 Collation of Mark's Gospel 123 Collation of Luke's Gospel 135 Collation of John's Gospel 140 Il. SELECT COLLATION OF MS. ST. CALLEN 60 161 Chapter Six: CADMUG AND OTHER GOSPEL TEXTS 179 1. The Cadmug Gospels 179 Matthew 179 Luke 181 John 185 2. The Gospel Text of MS Ambrosiana I. 61 sup 205 Matthew 207 Mark 209 Luke 211 John 212 Conclusion 213 3. The Gospels of St Gatien 213 Chapter Seven: BIBLICAL TEXT OF THE 'CATECHESIS CELTICA' 215 'Catechesis Celtica'. Biblical Text. Matthew 216 'Catechesis Celtica'. Biblical Text. Mark 229 'Catechesis Celtica'. Biblical Text. Gospel of Luke 229 'Catechesis Celtica'. Biblical Text. Gospel of John 238 SOME CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS 244