tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post6599040407887191807..comments2024-03-17T17:46:24.354+00:00Comments on Evangelical Textual Criticism: "What Does It Mean to Discover a Manuscript?" (via CSNTM)P.J. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-17759459768718325712009-04-07T20:22:00.000+01:002009-04-07T20:22:00.000+01:00James, one obscure location can be two feet under ...James, one obscure location can be two feet under the sand in Egypt, just as it could be two feed under a stack of dusty and ancient books in a monastery or museum. Both mss were put/left there by somebody. What the contents of an obscure ms are seem to me to be a separate issue altogether. I really don't see a benefit to limiting discoveries to mss whose contents meet some criteria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-30340021104629910442009-04-07T12:28:00.000+01:002009-04-07T12:28:00.000+01:00If "discovery" = transferring the contents of a MS...If "discovery" = transferring the contents of a MS from an obscure location to a non-obscure location, then maybe we should not consider any MS to be "discovered" until its text is collated and the collation is easily accessible.<BR/><BR/>Yours in Christ,<BR/><BR/>James Snapp, Jr.James Snapp Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493891380752272603noreply@blogger.com