Papers by Gideon Ibn Tambiyi
The Nasara Journal of Humanities: A Journal Publication of the Faculty of Arts, Nasarawa State University Keffi. Vol. 9, Nos. 1 and 2 (2020), pp. 97-110.
Journal of Philosophy and Religious Studies: A Publication of the Department of Religious Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Vol. 2, No. 1 (2020), pp. 225-243.
Sapientia Logos: A Journal of Biblical Research and Interpretation in Africa 9:1&2 (2017), pp. 36-60
This paper surveys the "Third Quest" (TQ) and the various portraits of Jesus within the first cen... more This paper surveys the "Third Quest" (TQ) and the various portraits of Jesus within the first century using historical-critical method. It argues that such studies and portraits of Jesus have overlooked a significant portrait of Jesus, which sets Jesus in the first century socioeconomic context as being helpless, an additional portrait to the various existing portraits of Jesus. A search for the true historical Jesus should recognize Jesus being a helpless Jew as revealed in the Gospels for such a portrait stands a chance of redefining the entire life of the critical historical Jesus and still places Jesus within the confines of the Gospels.
Tropical Journal of Arts and Humanities. Vol. 1, No. 2 (2019), pp. 36-49
Cyril O. Imo, Pic C. Onwochei and Adrian Helleman eds., Issues and Trends in the Growth and Development of Christianity: Essays in Honour of Professor G. O. M. Tasie. Kaduna: Baraka Press and Publishers Ltd., 2020, pp. 147-164, 2020
Jalingo Journal of Christian Religious Studies and Societal Research Vol. 3, No.1, 2018
With the long silence in discovering or recovering the "original text" of the New Testament, it a... more With the long silence in discovering or recovering the "original text" of the New Testament, it appears textual criticism as a discipline has failed and it remains a mirage in its inability to achieve the fascinating aim of the discipline, particularly the search for the original words of the New Testament. Using historical-critical method, this paper argues that the alternative eclectic "original text" of the New Testament (NA 28 or UBSGNT 5) is attempting to paint a different and a misleading picture of the "original text" from the New Testament's autographs of the first century and that the twenty-first century should not overstretch the search for the "original text" since originality depends on existing and quality evidences. Evaluating a number of new discoveries of manuscripts, new and quality discoveries would continue to surface and would help expand the critical apparatus of the Greek New Testament. However, reliance on manuscripts with Egyptian roots would enhance the discipline and drag us to achieving the proposed aims.
A survey of modern works in the field of text-critical studies reveals that Metzger’s The Text of... more A survey of modern works in the field of text-critical studies reveals that Metzger’s The Text of the New Testament has not been fully appreciated despite the fact that the book has become a significant manual for scholars and students. Chapter five which is entitled “The Origins of Textual Criticism as a Scholarly Discipline” needs a re-evaluation in textual scholarship in order to reinstate Metzger’s position on patristic textual criticism in Africa. Using the historical analytical method, this chapter evaluates Metzger’s position on early patristic textual criticism of the Greek New Testament. It argues that since scholars (for instance, Epp and Holmes) believe that relying on the history of the manuscripts will serve as a means for the restoration of the text of the Greek New Testament, ‘history’ in textual studies should be retraced to include the early contribution and paradigms of patristic text-critical scholarship.
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Papers by Gideon Ibn Tambiyi