tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post3883511338847625309..comments2024-03-29T07:11:17.775+00:00Comments on Evangelical Textual Criticism: The 'metal books from Jordan'P.J. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-45023772976977780532011-04-07T03:20:46.035+01:002011-04-07T03:20:46.035+01:00Discounting the media hype, I am looking forward t...Discounting the media hype, I am looking forward to hearing from the scholarly community on these. If they are indeed early CE, I am curious about what light they might shine on either early Rabbinic Judaism or Christianity.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742565807058275610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-90281400256034349032011-04-04T17:35:29.850+01:002011-04-04T17:35:29.850+01:00If you read the book of Mormon you will find that ...If you read the book of Mormon you will find that this was a common method of creating records in antiquity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-76094801917184354772011-04-03T19:55:04.302+01:002011-04-03T19:55:04.302+01:00I pray that the metal books shed more light on the...I pray that the metal books shed more light on the meaning of Christianity and gives the world of non-christians a better look at the truth of Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-33964634306074376972011-04-02T03:29:45.763+01:002011-04-02T03:29:45.763+01:00Two questions:
1. Is it conceded that more than on...Two questions:<br />1. Is it conceded that more than one language's alphabet appears on a single "page"? (I can make out a second century -- BC and AD -- Chi and Sigma, but they do not appear to be part of any [Greek] word, nor do they have to be second century BC/AD)<br />2. Are there any other known lead/metal codices of the first two centuries AD? If not, when is the first known such codex?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-20163586970593649892011-04-01T20:49:46.740+01:002011-04-01T20:49:46.740+01:00Thanks, Jason. Corrected.Thanks, Jason. Corrected.P.J. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-60213136251205267822011-04-01T19:33:23.370+01:002011-04-01T19:33:23.370+01:00Hi Peter, hope you are well. Do note that it is &q...Hi Peter, hope you are well. Do note that it is "Christian Today," not "christianity Today" where that claim was made!Jason B. Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259815143346242351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-43633909700251334562011-04-01T14:32:43.341+01:002011-04-01T14:32:43.341+01:00Two more views of that page:
http://www.templestu...Two more views of that page:<br /><br />http://www.templestudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/01-DSC02868.jpg<br /><br />http://www.templestudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/01-DSC02868-highcontrast.jpgTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-22338585261534544352011-04-01T14:31:12.697+01:002011-04-01T14:31:12.697+01:00If the image is shown in mirror view (I really hav...If the image is shown in mirror view (I really have no way of knowing) the gamma-like character could be a misshapen Aramaic Pe or Gimel.<br /><br />There's another image with discernible characters here:<br /><br />http://www.unicode.org/mail-arch/unicode-ml/y2007-m09/att-0170/01-bok2.bmpTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-18659692238590197762011-04-01T12:42:01.309+01:002011-04-01T12:42:01.309+01:00This is a testament to the stupidity of the media ...This is a testament to the stupidity of the media when it comes to sensationalizing issues relating to Christian history. A metal codex?!?!<br /><br />Given the amount of forgeries which appear on eBay, this statistically almost has to be a fraud.Christian Askelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381441700351009913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-57899406446072266852011-04-01T12:14:47.907+01:002011-04-01T12:14:47.907+01:00Good for April 1st.Good for April 1st.Peter M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379103292621457026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-7700272650837071302011-04-01T11:09:20.366+01:002011-04-01T11:09:20.366+01:00Note that he has five blogposts thus far.Note that he has five blogposts thus far.Tommy Wassermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674769923361035721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-42400935543431876892011-04-01T11:07:13.162+01:002011-04-01T11:07:13.162+01:00I recommend Larry Hurtado's blog where he disc...I recommend Larry Hurtado's blog where he discusses the finding. You will find the link to his blog in the right sidebar.Tommy Wassermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674769923361035721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-54574304408530199622011-04-01T10:52:43.397+01:002011-04-01T10:52:43.397+01:00I quite agree. There are commercial interests here...I quite agree. There are commercial interests here.<br /><br />However, I think we do need to distinguish between the media hype (which almost certainly has only the most tenuous connection to fact) and the artefacts themselves, which to my mind have a greater chance (i.e. intrinsic probability) of being connected with reality than the spin put on them.P.J. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-89099082537179210572011-04-01T10:27:34.607+01:002011-04-01T10:27:34.607+01:00I'll be honest, sounds a bit like the Davinci ...I'll be honest, sounds a bit like the Davinci code. Quite happy to be proven wrong, but I currently side with the group that says 'let a group of known, reputable scholars look at it - unhindered' first....<br /><br />I can even think of things to promote this - which is what makes me wary! I mean, secret Christian code, from the first or second century, what the Christians really believed, etc, etc... Its all media generated hype so someone can make a buck - until proven otherwise....drewehttp://www.delvinginto.comnoreply@blogger.com