searching for singular readings in CNTTS

[DaveH]

In the CNTTS Apparatus introductory materials, the variation type Z is defined as "Singular, this variation unit only has a single Greek witness to what might be a significant reading or only has Latin support." However, in actual usage a search for variation type Z points to textual variants that have many supporting manuscripts. Am I misunderstanding? I would like to use the CNTTS module in Accordance to find all the places where a particular manuscript, P66 for instance, has a reading that no other manuscript has. Is this possible? How can it be done?

 

It seems to me that comparing the density of singular readings of manuscripts would be a fairly objective indicator of the relative quality of those manuscripts, so the searches I am trying to do could be meaningful.

 

- Dave Hagelberg

[DaveH]

In response to an email, Bill Warren (Director of the Center for New Testament Textual Studies) explained, 

 

"A Z unit can have more than one variant listed, and even more than a single witness for a “1” level variant, but only has a single witne_{ss to any variant that would be considered “significant” in the sense of a variant that involved a transposition, replacement, addition, or omission.} 

 

_{On your P66 question, you should be able to open a second search option, with P66 in the first window and then “and” for a second window with only 50 category units specified (those in the 50 category are singular readings."}

 

 

So it seems like the key is not the "Z" but rather the classification in the 50's. My thanks to Bill Warren of CNTTS.

 

- Dave H

[Donald Cobb]

I would like to use the CNTTS module in Accordance to find all the places where a particular manuscript, P66 for instance, has a reading that no other manuscript has. Is this possible? How can it be done?

 

 

Hi Dave,

 

I asked a similar question some time ago and was able to get a little bit of a handle on this kind of question. You can find the conversation here:

 

https://forums.accordancebible.com/forums/topic/27766-question-about-the-n-a28-or-cntts-critical-apparatus/?hl=cntts

 

It took a little fishing around to get the results I was looking for. The most helpful posts are probably the last four or so.