tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post1036557404424087046..comments2024-03-29T07:11:17.775+00:00Comments on Evangelical Textual Criticism: New Article on the text of RevelationP.J. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-34410631669854781252010-11-03T16:29:33.444+00:002010-11-03T16:29:33.444+00:00Hi James,
The purpose of the essay wasn't to ...Hi James,<br /><br />The purpose of the essay wasn't to determine the best reading on individual variants, but to introduce readers to the importance of manuscripts issues specifically in the book of Revelation.<br /><br />I surveyed different types of variants in Revelation as examples of how changes occur in manuscripts. I included the variants on Armageddon and 666 to show readers that some of the more famous (or infamous?) aspects of the Apocalypse have manuscript issues.<br /><br />Regarding 666, I emphasized that since the reading 616 is found in p115, C, and mss-Iren (btw, I didn't have time/space to include/discuss the minuscules known to Tisch.), these are very, very important witnesses and it's a reading that must be taken very seriously. And unfortunately, space limitations did not allow me to elaborate on the gematria options for 666 or 616.<br /><br />The essay was mainly an intro the science (and art) of textual criticism as it relates to the book of Revelation specifically.<br /><br />Hope this is helpful,<br />--Jeff CateJeff Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210032982797709183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-4909528727133133072010-10-30T03:58:24.206+01:002010-10-30T03:58:24.206+01:00Bill,
So, does Jeff C. propose that the number in...Bill,<br /><br />So, does Jeff C. propose that the number in 13:18 ought to be something other than 666 (such as 616), or is his main point that the enigmatic verse has a discernible gematria-based sense?<br /><br />Yours in Christ,<br /><br />James Snapp, Jr.James Snapp Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493891380752272603noreply@blogger.com