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Nick — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 17:02:01 GMT

Revelation 13:18

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	==[[Revelation 13:18]]==		==[[Revelation 13:18]]==
		+	Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

	==References==		==References==
	* 1. ''Novum Testamentum Graece'', Nestle and Aland, 1991, footnote to verse 13:18 of Revelation, page 659: "-σιοι δέκα ἕξ" as found in ''C'' [''C''=[[Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus]]]; for English see Metzger's ''Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament'', note on verse 13:18 of Revelation, page 750: "the numeral 616 was also read ..."		* 1. ''Novum Testamentum Graece'', Nestle and Aland, 1991, footnote to verse 13:18 of Revelation, page 659: "-σιοι δέκα ἕξ" as found in ''C'' [''C''=[[Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus]]]; for English see Metzger's ''Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament'', note on verse 13:18 of Revelation, page 750: "the numeral 616 was also read ..."

Nick at 16:49, 18 December 2015

Nick — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:49:55 GMT

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	==Textual Criticism==		==Textual Criticism==
	In the majority manuscripts of the New Testament and in [[English translations of the Bible]], the number of the beast is '''666'''. In [[Textual criticism\|critical editions of the Greek text]], such as the [[Novum Testamentum Graece]], it is noted that '''616''' is a variant.<sup>1</sup>		In the majority manuscripts of the New Testament and in [[English translations of the Bible]], the number of the beast is '''666'''. In [[Textual criticism\|critical editions of the Greek text]], such as the [[Novum Testamentum Graece]], it is noted that '''616''' is a variant.<sup>1</sup>
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		+	==[[Revelation 13:18]]==

	==References==		==References==
	* 1. ''Novum Testamentum Graece'', Nestle and Aland, 1991, footnote to verse 13:18 of Revelation, page 659: "-σιοι δέκα ἕξ" as found in ''C'' [''C''=[[Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus]]]; for English see Metzger's ''Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament'', note on verse 13:18 of Revelation, page 750: "the numeral 616 was also read ..."		* 1. ''Novum Testamentum Graece'', Nestle and Aland, 1991, footnote to verse 13:18 of Revelation, page 659: "-σιοι δέκα ἕξ" as found in ''C'' [''C''=[[Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus]]]; for English see Metzger's ''Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament'', note on verse 13:18 of Revelation, page 750: "the numeral 616 was also read ..."

Nick: New page: The '''Number of the Beast''' (Ἀριθμὸς τοῦ θηρίου, ''Arithmos tou Thēriou'') is a term in the Book of Revelation, of the New Testament, that is associated with ...

Nick — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:49:18 GMT

New page: The '''Number of the Beast''' (Ἀριθμὸς τοῦ θηρίου, ''Arithmos tou Thēriou'') is a term in the Book of Revelation, of the New Testament, that is associated with ...

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The '''Number of the Beast''' (Ἀριθμὸς τοῦ θηρίου, ''Arithmos tou Thēriou'') is a term in the [[Book of Revelation]], of the [[New Testament]], that is associated with the [[The Beast (Revelation)|Beast of Revelation]] in chapter 13.

==Textual Criticism==
In the majority manuscripts of the New Testament and in [[English translations of the Bible]], the number of the beast is '''666'''. In [[Textual criticism|critical editions of the Greek text]], such as the [[Novum Testamentum Graece]], it is noted that '''616''' is a variant.<sup>1</sup>

==References==
* 1. ''Novum Testamentum Graece'', Nestle and Aland, 1991, footnote to verse 13:18 of Revelation, page 659: "-σιοι δέκα ἕξ" as found in ''C'' [''C''=[[Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus]]]; for English see Metzger's ''Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament'', note on verse 13:18 of Revelation, page 750: "the numeral 616 was also read ..."