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4. THE COPTIC VERSIONS (cop“ cop1”)
Of the various dialects of Coptic attested by literary remains (Sahidic, Bohairic,
Fayyumic, Achmimic, Sub-Achmimic, Middle Egyptian; see Metzger, Early Versions,
106), the Sahidic and Bohairic are of most significance for the textual criticism
of Revelation. The Sahidic version (cop-sa), in the dialect of Upper Egypt, was in
existence by the fourth, perhaps even the third, century a.d. (text in Horner,
Southern Dialed, vol. 7, 1924). Revelation was not denied canonical status in the
ancient Egyptian church. Though the Sahidic version of Revelation exists only in
fragments, Horner was able to piece together a translation lacking only pordons
of 1:1-8, though Lefort discovered a MS containing 1:1—2:1 with several omis-
sions. The weakness of this critical text, however, is precisely the fact that texts
from different periods and origins have been pieced together. Only a few MSS
preserve copies of Reveladon in the Bohairic version (cop60), the dialect of Lower
Egypt, or the delta region, and the liturgical language of the modern Copdc Or-
thodox Church (text in Horner, Northern Dialed, vol. 4,1905). The beginnings of
the Bohairic version probably date to the fourth century a.d.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Z1ErDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT149
4. THE COPTIC VERSIONS (cop“ cop1”)
Of the various dialects of Coptic attested by literary remains (Sahidic, Bohairic,
Fayyumic, Achmimic, Sub-Achmimic, Middle Egyptian; see Metzger, Early Versions,
106), the Sahidic and Bohairic are of most significance for the textual criticism
of Revelation. The Sahidic version (cop-sa), in the dialect of Upper Egypt, was in
existence by the fourth, perhaps even the third, century a.d. (text in Horner,
Southern Dialed, vol. 7, 1924). Revelation was not denied canonical status in the
ancient Egyptian church. Though the Sahidic version of Revelation exists only in
fragments, Horner was able to piece together a translation lacking only pordons
of 1:1-8, though Lefort discovered a MS containing 1:1—2:1 with several omis-
sions. The weakness of this critical text, however, is precisely the fact that texts
from different periods and origins have been pieced together. Only a few MSS
preserve copies of Reveladon in the Bohairic version (cop60), the dialect of Lower
Egypt, or the delta region, and the liturgical language of the modern Copdc Or-
thodox Church (text in Horner, Northern Dialed, vol. 4,1905). The beginnings of
the Bohairic version probably date to the fourth century a.d.
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