Number of the Beast
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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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| + | 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 ..." | ||
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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 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 critical editions of the Greek text, such as the Novum Testamentum Graece, it is noted that 616 is a variant.1
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
- 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 ..."
