tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post114141782529336356..comments2024-03-29T07:11:17.775+00:00Comments on Evangelical Textual Criticism: Peter R. Rodgers joins blogP.J. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1141852367811974962006-03-08T21:12:00.000+00:002006-03-08T21:12:00.000+00:00I would say that it is. Given the watershed divide...I would say that it is. Given the watershed divide pre- and post-Gutenburg, anything consisting of pen on parchment is considered of some value to the textual critic, unless his or her a priori beliefs dictate otherwise.<BR/><BR/>The reason why Mark is missing in many of the versional manuscripts could be that it was missing in the vorlage of their exemplar. Or it could be that Georgian and Armenian scribes passed through the entire Byzantine empire, mss tucked in their travel bags, until reaching Alexandria to discover that their text contained an unacceptable interpolation that could encourage the premature rise of a Charasmatic movement back in their home churches, and were able to expunge it on the authority of the Alexandrian Bishop.<BR/><BR/>I would think it was the former, but others could have varying opinions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1141788739297889582006-03-08T03:32:00.000+00:002006-03-08T03:32:00.000+00:00Um ... Misinformation Alert!I couldn't help notici...Um ... Misinformation Alert!<BR/><BR/>I couldn't help noticing Jeffrey Boyd's statement that "The Scribes" helps us become dramatically aware of issues of New Testament textual criticism "such as why the end of the Gospel of Mark is missing in many manuscripts."<BR/><BR/>What "many" manuscripts is he talking about? Is "many manuscripts" a fair way to describe versional evidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1141468457430873152006-03-04T10:34:00.000+00:002006-03-04T10:34:00.000+00:00The second in the series will feature "a missiona...The second in the series will feature "a missionary journey to<BR/>Gaul and Britain, undertaken by the scribes in response to a request sent to Bishop Eleutherus". The third vol. is on the N. African church. The fourth focuses on the Syriac domain.P.J. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-1141431722760395732006-03-04T00:22:00.000+00:002006-03-04T00:22:00.000+00:00The sequel would be what? The Printers?The sequel would be what? The Printers?Peter M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379103292621457026noreply@blogger.com