1519 Erasmus Greek New Testament Novum Testamentum    
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     The History of the Erasmus Greek New Testament     
   The publication of Erasmus's New Testament was a landmark in the critical study of Scripture and was the epitome of Erasmus's desire for a return to the uncorrupted text of the Christian Faith. Its production and legacy illuminate the intellectual climate of Western Europe and the growth of a new type of Biblical scholarship. The edition consisted of the original Greek text and a new translation into classical Latin arranged in parallel columns, and crucially included Erasmus's interpretative       Annotations      on the text.   
   In 1504 Erasmus took on this scholastic work, influenced by the Italian Humanist       Lorenzo Valla      , who had edited his       Notes on the New Testament      in 1455. Valla had declared that it was important to return to the Greek source as the “Latin stream” had become “cluttered up with silt and rubbish”. Erasmus continued to work in the tradition of scholars before him who had tried to establish the best “source text”, following the example of the 3rd century theologian Origenes, who in       Hexaples      , included different versions of the Old Testament in Greek. He had studied these before finally compiling his own translation.   
   In 1516, the publication of Erasmus’ New Testament was very successful. Alongside the Greek text, it offered a Latin translation which corrected the errors of the Vulgate.     This New Testament in Greek served as the reference work for both the Humanists and the Reformers.  
   Luther shared some of his ideas, for example the principle that theology should be grounded in Scripture, the importance of personal spirituality rather than works or ecclesiastical ceremonies and also the principle that everyone should be able to read the Bible in his own language.   
    Original manuscript details:   
    Date       :      1519,  
    Size / Format       :      689     pages / 2     1     .0 ×     29     .0 cm     /     8.3     ”     x 11.7     ” / A4 dimension  
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