tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post113468257180153022..comments2024-03-28T15:48:18.205+00:00Comments on Evangelical Textual Criticism: ETC Annual Achievement Awards: More Nominations?P.J. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1135196424446842212005-12-21T20:20:00.000+00:002005-12-21T20:20:00.000+00:00Is this a joke or a mistake in the naming of Frede...Is this a joke or a mistake in the naming of Frederick Fyvie Bruce? If the former, I regret my lack of humo(u)r.P.J. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1135128403560573672005-12-21T01:26:00.000+00:002005-12-21T01:26:00.000+00:00Frederick could also apply to the Bruce (Frederick...Frederick could also apply to the Bruce (Frederick Forsythe Bruce).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1135087212788955052005-12-20T14:00:00.000+00:002005-12-20T14:00:00.000+00:00I agree that the status of the award would benefit...I agree that the status of the award would benefit by the adoption of an appropriate name. <BR/><BR/>My suggestion would be to call the award the Frederick - as in, the Frederick of the Year for ... goes to ... '. This would be in honour of Frederick H. A. Scrivener (he probably would not have approved shortening the award to 'the Freddie', but there's another option).<BR/><BR/>Others might suggest the first names of other favourite textual critics such as the Fenton, the Bruce, the Constantine or the Kurt. But Frederick, for me, would have the most advertising and marketing potential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1135021082172862742005-12-19T19:38:00.000+00:002005-12-19T19:38:00.000+00:00This is supposed to be for the year 2005 only. Thu...This is supposed to be for the year 2005 only. Thus it's way too late for Merx and Comfort (or his proofreader/corrector).<BR/><BR/>Having successfully introduced him to the TC cyberworld in 2005, I would be amiss in not nominating Andrew W. Wilson, for "New Directions in NT Textual Criticism," self-published online (except for some examples in the final chapter still pending completion in a later edition) at http://www.nttext.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1135017997976579032005-12-19T18:46:00.000+00:002005-12-19T18:46:00.000+00:00The Gospel of the Savior: An Analysis of P. OXY. 8...The Gospel of the Savior: An Analysis of P. OXY. 840 and its place in the Gospel Traditions of Early Christianity<BR/>Michael J. Kruger might fit into, and be a contender for, the "best contrib by an evangelical" category.<BR/>Also, you need a catchy title for the award itself, like "Oscar" or "Grammy". I suggest calling them "Metzger"s, as in "And the Metzger for worst treatment of textual criticism in a biblical commentary goes to..."J. B. Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074055343675084879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1134992552773609732005-12-19T11:42:00.000+00:002005-12-19T11:42:00.000+00:00For #1 (best contribution to biblical textual crit...For #1 (best contribution to biblical textual criticism for 2005), if it hasn't been mentioned already, I nominate:<BR/><BR/>Frank Moore Cross et al., <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199249237/qid=1134651932/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/002-9623382-4972058?n=507846&s=books&v=glance" REL="nofollow"><I>Qumran Cave 4 XII: 1-2 Samuel</I></A> (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert 17; Oxford: Clarendon, 2005)Jim Davilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673780544920553462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1134947950691500912005-12-18T23:19:00.000+00:002005-12-18T23:19:00.000+00:00There are many bad contributions to textual critic...There are many bad contributions to textual criticism from confessional and non-confessional backgrounds. However, perhaps we should interpret 'worst' as including works that are bad but not obviously so. After all, publications that are obviously of a low standard do not have much effect.<BR/><BR/>For sheer quantity of utterly misguided but erudite effort one should consider: A. Merx, <I>Die vier kanonischen Evangelien nach ihrem ältesten bekannten Texte</I> (Berlin: Georg Reimer, 1897-1911).<BR/><BR/>In the Old Testament there are many contenders including E.J. Kissane and T.K. Cheyne. The <I>New English Bible</I> also deserves a mention for its rearrangement of OT text. Nevertheless, this version also contains some merits.<BR/><BR/>Under less-than-helpful evangelical contributions I think that some of the omissions in the <I>TNIV</I>, e.g. a word of address for Mary in John 2:4, might look text-critical, but are actually just translational.P.J. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1134923323704690812005-12-18T16:28:00.000+00:002005-12-18T16:28:00.000+00:00What about P. W. Comfort and "The Quest for the Or...What about P. W. Comfort and "The Quest for the Original Text of the New Testament" (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992) where A.D.150-200 is described as the early second century for example. See Review by W. L. Petersen in JBL 113.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1134871395109385762005-12-18T02:03:00.000+00:002005-12-18T02:03:00.000+00:00"Worst contribution to textual criticism by an eva..."Worst contribution to textual criticism by an evangelical"<BR/><BR/>How about D.Wallace laying hands on Vaticanus :-)C. Stirling Bartholomewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571440237755902925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1134843378102189472005-12-17T18:16:00.000+00:002005-12-17T18:16:00.000+00:00To keep ourselves honest (as evangelicals, not con...To keep ourselves honest (as evangelicals, not contributors), maybe a "Worst contribution to textual criticism by an evangelical" award would be in order.J. B. Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074055343675084879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1134759471711821752005-12-16T18:57:00.000+00:002005-12-16T18:57:00.000+00:00The hall of fame has got to go to B. Metzger or ma...The hall of fame has got to go to B. Metzger or maybe even K. and B. Aland. I'm scratching my head about the others.Michael F. Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.com