tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post482993188026056585..comments2024-03-29T07:11:17.775+00:00Comments on Evangelical Textual Criticism: SBL Boston, de Bruyn and Granger Cook on AmuletsP.J. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-11853946214877723392009-01-10T07:03:00.000+00:002009-01-10T07:03:00.000+00:00Wouldn't the use of a text-critical criterium be d...Wouldn't the use of a text-critical criterium be difficult to define? For one thing, would a manuscript be created with more or less care if it was to be used as an amulet? One would be inclined to think that such a copy would be done with less care; then again, if the words as such are seen to have protective power, this would point to a high regard for the text. <BR/><BR/>De Bruyn's list as it stands may of course be helpful in this regard, but then this might easily turn into a circular argument.Ronald van der Berghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064560928791476227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-72304423850537052142008-12-17T12:52:00.000+00:002008-12-17T12:52:00.000+00:00I have lightly edited the section on de Bruyn with...I have lightly edited the section on de Bruyn with some more info from my notes. Hope you don't mind TW.Peter M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379103292621457026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-46231509209326491942008-12-17T12:17:00.000+00:002008-12-17T12:17:00.000+00:00de Bruyn's definition of an amulet: 'an item belie...de Bruyn's definition of an amulet: 'an item believed to convey spiritual power for beneficial or antagonistic effect'.Peter M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379103292621457026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-80415877042280063832008-12-17T12:16:00.000+00:002008-12-17T12:16:00.000+00:00de Bruyn did not. His list dealt with Greek materi...de Bruyn did not. His list dealt with Greek material, 4th - 8th Cent.Peter M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379103292621457026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-460676462268558342008-12-16T13:09:00.000+00:002008-12-16T13:09:00.000+00:00Did anyone comment on the amulet -- mentioned by J...Did anyone comment on the amulet -- mentioned by J. Kelhoffer in "Miracle and Mission -- that was presented by Alphons Barb in the article "Der Heilige und die Schlangen" in 1950 or 1953 (in Mitteilungen der Anthrop. Gesellschaft in Wien)? It's supposed to have part of Mk. 16:18 (in Latin) and a depiction of Paul and a viper. (This article, which features a picture of the amulet, has been particularly difficult for me to track down.)<BR/><BR/>Yours in Christ,<BR/><BR/>James Snapp, Jr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com