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. |