tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post3249690718224320821..comments2024-03-29T00:57:56.876+00:00Comments on Evangelical Textual Criticism: Collating for DummiesP.J. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-80345314323004179472007-05-31T23:02:00.000+01:002007-05-31T23:02:00.000+01:00PMH:"...this didn't tell me is how to collate a ma...PMH:<BR/><BR/>"...this didn't tell me is how to collate a manuscript."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps not so much on the technical details, although it gives a general overview of broad issues, and a good bibliography as you point out. (And it was "for dummies" not for smart Heads :-))Tommy Wassermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674769923361035721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-57272356109256548372007-05-31T10:45:00.000+01:002007-05-31T10:45:00.000+01:00thanks Stephen,I looked again, but the method he o...thanks Stephen,<BR/><BR/>I looked again, but the method he outlines in about one sentence, then proceeds to criticise it as having limited utility, being time-consuming, and only applicable for small numbers of mss. And having read his description I agree!<BR/><BR/>So to all this useful information I would advise students to look at J.H. Greenlee, Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964, with reprints), 135-141 which provides some reasons for collating manuscripts, the method of recording a collation (which TCB is lacking), and some comments on the use of collations. <BR/><BR/>This will at least help people understand how text critics used to operate.Peter M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379103292621457026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-82759506765599896992007-05-30T20:16:00.000+01:002007-05-30T20:16:00.000+01:00There's a brief description of how to collate on p...There's a brief description of how to collate on p. 5, in a section entitled "Organizing Your Witnesses."Stephen C. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18239379955876245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-78441160243719003392007-05-30T17:06:00.000+01:002007-05-30T17:06:00.000+01:00Despite the useful info and bibliography the one t...Despite the useful info and bibliography the one thing this didn't tell me is how to collate a manuscript. Or have I missed something?Peter M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379103292621457026noreply@blogger.com