tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post5027306498633284427..comments2024-03-17T17:46:24.354+00:00Comments on Evangelical Textual Criticism: The antique Syriac BibleP.J. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-67767995836550156062012-02-28T14:10:20.603+00:002012-02-28T14:10:20.603+00:00You are right, the last line on the left hand page...You are right, the last line on the left hand page says clearly:<br />b-shetta (sh.n.t.â) h.amshama d-māran = <br />"in the year 1500 of our Lord" = 1500 AD (Julian calender, I suppose). <br /><br />I read the date exactly like this beSfore I found your texte here!<br />Ismail Mohr, Berlin<br />ismailmohr@web.deismail mohrhttp://www.ismailmohr.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-59727791007841657602012-02-28T00:46:03.850+00:002012-02-28T00:46:03.850+00:00I think the phrase you've pulled out should ac...I think the phrase you've pulled out should actually be translated "1,500 years ago, by god." Thus, the media reports are correct! <br /><br />And it's clearly divinely inspired, since how could the writer have known how long it would be before the text would be rediscovered?ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-74821211112031662582012-02-27T23:10:04.948+00:002012-02-27T23:10:04.948+00:00CA: For 'parchment,' they are apparently t...CA: For 'parchment,' they are apparently taking remnants from old couches and jackets, and running them through the washing machine a few times.<br /><br />Sounds to me like Andreas Juckel needs to add another category of material to the Syriac MSS written on Papyrus, Parchment, and Paper. <br /><br />I suggest Nh (= Naugahyde).maurice a robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207682737855397058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-30540744456762160182012-02-27T22:44:11.941+00:002012-02-27T22:44:11.941+00:00According to a comment on Michael Law's websit...According to a comment on Michael Law's website, the colophon identifies the place of composition as a church in Mosul, Iraq. <br /><br />Although the name "Iraq" does date to the 7th century, Mosul was part of a greater Eastern empire known as the Aq Qoyunlu Khanate. Iraq as a distinct political entity didn't come along until 1920.Daniel Bucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-47419882531951304832012-02-27T22:06:49.177+00:002012-02-27T22:06:49.177+00:00AD dating is late, but is possible by this stage (...AD dating is late, but is possible by this stage (AD 1500). Greek era dating is being used for the first millennium.<br /><br />Yes, there are plenty of uncatalogued mss in Eastern Turkey.P.J. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-5478571985284223962012-02-27T21:57:00.420+00:002012-02-27T21:57:00.420+00:00Some questions:
1) Are there any authentic exampl...Some questions:<br /><br />1) Are there any authentic examples of Syriac dating using a "year of our Lord" formula?<br />if 'yes':<br />2) Do the Syriac churches of Eastern Turkey retain manuscripts (or did they, before hooligans made off with them) that could have served as exemplars?<br /><br />Has anyone bought up any of these supposed Syriac-on-coat-leather relics yet (I can't imagine they would--at these prices--but maybe they go on sale)?The White Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732782601569135839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-51806350503982086452012-02-27T14:53:54.900+00:002012-02-27T14:53:54.900+00:00I saw this over at Christian Post a couple of days...I saw this over at Christian Post a couple of days ago. It's clearly not from the 500's. Perhaps we are seeing two things here:<br /><br />(1) A side-effect of a growing awareness (on the part of forgers)that someone wealthy is building a huge collection of Bibles and Bible-related stuff.<br /><br />(2) The infiltration of Islamic apologists into some news-organizations that accept freelance work. (What else explains the reference to the "Gospel of Barnabas"?) This is not the first thing I've seen that could be considered evidence of what appears to be a campaign by Islam-supporting writers, disguised as journalists, to cast aspersion upon the NT text by announcing news of discoveries that are supposed to somehow draw it into question (and thus vindicate Islamic claims that the Injil has been corrupted, blah, etc., blah). <br /><br />Yours in Christ,<br /><br />James Snapp, Jr.James Snapp Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493891380752272603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-25256397020637485352012-02-26T07:46:11.358+00:002012-02-26T07:46:11.358+00:00What is up with the gold ink? Do we have any auth...What is up with the gold ink? Do we have any authentic manuscripts from the first millennium in gold ink? My guess is that Turkish forgers favor this ink, because it is visible on their leather pages which are so dark. For 'parchment,' they are apparently taking remnants from old couches and jackets, and running them through the washing machine a few times. In this case, however, it appears that their Syriac script (although anachronistic) is at least somewhat skillfully executed.Christian Askelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381441700351009913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-21060504398469873952012-02-26T01:11:39.660+00:002012-02-26T01:11:39.660+00:00A new bailout plan for Greece: invest 28 million o...A new bailout plan for Greece: invest 28 million on the manuscript and sell photocopies.Jeremiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16261803491609130703noreply@blogger.com