Aldine Bible
 Title page of the 1518 edition | |
| Language | Greek |
|---|---|
| Published | 1518 |
The Aldine Bible[1][2][3] (full title: Πάντα τὰ κατ᾿ ἐξοχὴν καλούμενα βιβλία, θείας δηλαδὴ γραφῆς παλαιᾶς τε καὶ νέας. Sacrae scripturae veteris novaeque omnia.) is an edition of the Bible in Greek (the Septuagint is used for the Old Testament) begun by Aldus Manutius, and published in Venice in 1518 by the Aldine Press. It is the first complete Bible printed entirely in Greek (its Old Testament is the Septuagint) to be published.
History
Manutius dreamed of a
It was edited by Andreas Asolanus, the father-in-law of Aldus[6][7] (pt. I. was edited by Andreas Asolanus, pt. II. by Federicus Asolanus, and pt. III. – the New Testament – by Franciscus Asolanus[8]).
Characteristics
The text of this edition is based on the Complutensian text for the Old Testament, and upon the first edition of the New Testament by Erasmus for the New Testament.[6][7]
The full title of the Aldine Bible is: Πάντα τὰ κατ᾿ ἐξοχὴν καλούμενα βιβλία, θείας δηλαδὴ γραφῆς παλαιᾶς τε καὶ νέας. Sacrae scripturae veteris novaeque omnia. Colophon: Venetiis in aedib[us] Aldi et Andreae soceri. mdxviii., mense Februario.[9]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-968697-1.
- ISBN 978-1-4102-1728-8.
- ISBN 978-0-8020-9222-9.
- ^ Fletcher III 1988.
- ^ Symonds 1911, p. 624.
- ^ a b c "Aldine Greek Bible, 1518". Loyola Marymount University Digital Collections. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-521-29016-6.
- OCLC 6248501.
- ^ Swete, H. B. (1914). "Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek. Additional Notes. CHAPTER VI. PRINTED TEXTS OF THE SEPTUAGINT". Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
Sources
- Fletcher III, Harry George (1988). New Aldine Studies. San Francisco: Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. ISBN 9780960009411.
- Symonds, John Addington (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 624, 625, 626.