The New Testament in the Common Version, Conformed to Griesbach’s Standard Greek Text

by J. G. Palfrey

Publisher:

Gray and Bowen

, 1830

Overview

The New Testament in the Common Version, Conformed to Griesbach's Standard Greek Text, known as the J. G. Palfrey New Testament, is based on a revision of the KJV by J. J. Griesbach. Griesbach's work was revolutionary because he revised the text itself, rather than making his preferences known in the margin. Palfrey, a professor at Harvard Divinity, followed Griesbach's lead and updated the text itself to reflect updated punctuation and other revisions for his lectures in the college. His volume was published anonymously at first, for it was meant for small circulation among his students, but eventually was widespread and serves as an early example of the textual criticism pioneered by Griesbach.

Product Details

• Title: The New Testament in the Common Version, Conformed to Griesbach’s Standard Greek Text
• Author: J. G. Palfrey
• Publisher: Gray and Bowen
• Print Publication Date: 1830
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. › English
• Resource ID: LLS:NTCOMMVPALFREY
• Resource Type: Bible
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-02-26T22:32:28Z

About J. G. Palfrey

J. G. Palfrey (1796–1881) was a Unitarian minister who served as a US Representative from Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1815, and was a member of the second class of graduates from Harvard Divinity School, where he would eventually become Professor of Biblical Literature and Dean of Faculty. He was editor of the Christian Examiner and the North American Review, and published numerous works, including the five-volume History of New England to the Revolutionary War.