{"product_id":"old-georgian-bible-manuscripts-joshua-judges-ruth-critical-edition-tbilisi-1991","title":"Old Georgian Bible Manuscripts: Joshua, Judges \u0026 Ruth (Critical Edition, Tbilisi 1991)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vital scholarly edition for biblical historians, Orientalists, and paleographers, published in Tbilisi in 1991 by the Academy of Sciences publishing house \"Metsniereba\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume belongs to the long-running academic series \u003ci\u003eMonuments of the Old Georgian Language\u003c\/i\u003e («ძველი ქართული ენის ძეგლები»). It presents the definitive critical edition of the ancient Georgian recensions of three historical Old Testament books: \u003cb\u003eJoshua (ისო ნავესი), Judges (მსაჯულთა), and Ruth (რუთისი)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrepared by philologists Ts. Kurtsikidze and U. Tsindeliani, this work reconstructs the earliest layers of Christian literature in the Caucasus by collating ancient codices, including manuscripts from Mount Athos, Gelati, and the National Centre of Manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Monuments of the Old Georgian Language, Vol. XI (3)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Metsniereba («მეცნიერება»), Tbilisi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear of Publication:\u003c\/b\u003e 1991\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Original hardcover binding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Georgian with Georgian \u0026amp; Russian academic apparatus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrint Run:\u003c\/b\u003e Limited academic circulation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eContents \u0026amp; Academic Features\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhaustive critical apparatus documenting lexical and syntactic variants across manuscript traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParallel columnar transcriptions illustrating the developmental stages of the ancient Georgian text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScholarly introductions analyzing translation methods, provenance, and relationships to early Greek and Semitic sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered in very good vintage condition. The original brown textured boards are clean and firm. The binding is structurally sound, and the interior leaves remain crisp and free of handwriting or institutional stamps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsar to Soviets books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49159541588200,"sku":"GEO0044","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8743\/6008\/files\/photo_1_2026-09-19_12-04-16.jpg?v=1789806118","url":"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/de\/products\/old-georgian-bible-manuscripts-joshua-judges-ruth-critical-edition-tbilisi-1991","provider":"Tsar to Soviets books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}