Synopsis of Holy Scripture or Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae is an early Christian text in Greek, which has been falsely attributed to Athanasius.[1] The writing has been variously dated to either the 4th, 5th or the 6th century.[2][3] Although most often dated to the 6th century.[4]
Significance
editTextual Critical
editThe Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae has been cited by F.H.A Scrivener as among the two only Greek Patristic references to the Johannine Comma in 1 John 5:7 (A variant within the Epistle of John primarily found only in Latin manuscripts). The other Greek reference being the Disputation against Arius, made by another Pseudo-Athanasian author.[5]
The Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae is also one of the few Greek references to the Pericope Adulterae within the Patristic era alongside Didymus the Blind, the Apostolic Constitutions and the Didascalia. He refers to John 7:53-8:11 while discussing Nicodemus at the end of John 7.[6]
Canon
editThe Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae contains a list of the Old Testament canon. He lists the canon in accordance with the Hebrew Alphabet, separating Judges and Ruth, but not including Esther. The author identified Esther, Sirach, Judith, Tobit and the Wisdom of Solomon as non-canonical.[7]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Schmidt, Thomas (2021-09-09). The Book of Revelation and its Eastern Commentators: Making the New Testament in the Early Christian World. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-009-02102-9.
- ^ Hahneman, Geoffrey Mark (1992). The Muratorian Fragment and the Development of the Canon. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-826341-8.
- ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament for the Use of Biblical Students. G. Bell.
- ^ "The 'Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae' on the Canon of Scripture". www.bible-researcher.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament for the Use of Biblical Students. G. Bell.
- ^ Keith, Chris (2009). The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the Literacy of Jesus. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-17394-1.
- ^ McDonald, Lee Martin (2006-11-01). The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority. Baker Books. ISBN 978-1-4412-4164-1.