Do Nomina Sacra Influence the Textual Transmission of 2 Esdras 12,12?

Full title
Do Nomina Sacra Influence the Textual Transmission of 2 Esdras 12,12?
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Reference type
Author(s)
Myers, Peter Daniel
Year
2017
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
Biblica
Volume
98
Issue / Series Volume
2
Pages
227-233
Work type
Label
28/08/2017
Abstract

At 2 Esd 12,12 (Neh 2,12), main text of Hanhart’s critical edition of 2 Esdras has Ἰσραήλ equivalent to לירושׁלם. There are various possible explanations for this. The author introduces a possibility not previously considered, that the form Ἰσραήλ is due to the influence of nomina sacra on Greek textual transmission.

Primary Texts: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Composition / Author
Passage
2:12