Dear Wieland, Your question is very difficult to be explained with a few words. But I will provide you with some rough explanation of the history of the...
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Wieland Willker
blende7
Nov 5, 2004 7:53 am
Dear Andrew, thanks for your "rough explanation of the history of the Lucian's text". But, I'm afraid, it did not really answer the question. The Byzantine...
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i_love_gods_law
Nov 6, 2004 5:30 am
Have any of you received formal training in Septuagint studies, and if so where.I am currently a high-school student who plans to do missionary work in Bible...
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James Miller
jamtata
Nov 6, 2004 7:20 pm
Wieland Willker wrote: On the Textualcriticism List the question came up, why Lucian's LXX recension failed to gain the same acceptance as his NT text (if one ...
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Aaron Ricker Parks an...
saraandaaron
Nov 7, 2004 1:44 am
Hi! I don't think this was an inappropriate place to ask your question about choosing a place to study the LXX. My only suggestion would be that you research...
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Wieland Willker
blende7
Nov 7, 2004 6:57 pm
I would like to ask this once again: What is the texttype of the Majority text LXX? From what I have read ("Invitation to the Septuagint" and "The Septuagint...
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James Miller
jamtata
Nov 8, 2004 10:24 pm
... AND ... My ca. 10 years of serious engagement with LXX texts and scholarship do not permit me to make any sense of the phrase "Majority text LXX." Anyone ...
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Peter Papoutsis
papoutsis1
Nov 8, 2004 11:02 pm
Dear Weiland: I know from dealing with the LXX in the Orthodox Church that the Church has no, and I mean NO standardized LXX text for both liturgical and...
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Robert Kraft
kraft@...
Nov 8, 2004 11:07 pm
The designations are modern and arbitrary, based primarily on studies of the NT texts. According to UBS\4 (2001 printing) p. 19* "Byz = The reading of the ...
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Peter Papoutsis
papoutsis1
Nov 8, 2004 11:12 pm
Dear Weiland: I know from dealing with the LXX in the Orthodox Church that the Church has no, and I mean NO standardized LXX text for both liturgical and...
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James Miller
jamtata
Nov 9, 2004 8:12 pm
Thanks for jumping in on this, Bob. ... I was hoping to move the discussion in the direction of how the NT text was standardized to the extent we can speak of...
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Wieland Willker
blende7
Nov 10, 2004 1:30 pm
Thank you all for your helpful comments! I take it then that there is no such thing as a "majority text" of the LXX, not even a standard lectionary text of the...
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Wieland Willker
blende7
Nov 10, 2004 2:46 pm
For some reason my original reply got lost in the digital space, so here is another one. First let me thank you all for your helpful comments regarding my...
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James Miller
jamtata
Nov 10, 2004 4:52 pm
Finally, a direct response. ... According to my sources, "the Byzantine text-form simply did not exist in the second and third centuries, although many of the...
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Robert Kraft
kraft@...
Nov 10, 2004 6:55 pm
Sorry, I don't really have time to respond in detail at this point, but perhaps a few quick observations can carry the discussion until after Thanksgiving,...
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James Miller
jamtata
Nov 16, 2004 11:56 pm
I'm wondering what is the relation of extant manuscripts of Exodus to Codex A's text of Exodus--whether the former be parts of a larger Bible or ...
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Robert Kraft
kraft@...
Nov 17, 2004 12:21 am
... I don't think so, but if you examine Wevers' Goettingen edition of Exodus, with special attention to the MSS most closely aligned with A, you will be able...
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James Miller
jamtata
Nov 17, 2004 2:34 am
Thanks for your response, Bob. ... And the examination to determine MSS most closely aligned with A would involve scrutinizing the apparatus and sort of...
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Robert Kraft
kraft@...
Nov 17, 2004 5:06 am
Now that I have a few minutes to check out the situation, I'm surprised to find that your are correct -- Wevers doesn't provide any guidance regarding allies...
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Craig Ware
craigware01
Nov 17, 2004 1:14 pm
Thank you gentlemen, The information sent thus far have exceeded my expectations already. You have helped me get a greater grasp of sources and information to ...
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James Miller
jamtata
Nov 17, 2004 2:51 pm
Thanks for checking that for me, Bob. I am familiar with Text History of the Greek Exodus and have definitely looked it over at some point. I don't think I...
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Robert Kraft
kraft@...
Nov 17, 2004 3:34 pm
... I agree with you, and as my first note suggested, I expected such information to be found in the text edition volume. Two possible answers occur to me: the...
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twostudents2003
Nov 28, 2004 5:14 am
I have some questions regarding Job chapters 40 and 41. I am not a scholar, just a person with a strong heart to know God in His completeness. My knowledge...
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Tony Costa
tmcos@...
Nov 28, 2004 2:02 pm
Jackie, I think the problem here is in the transmission of the text. The Hebrew in the Job passage uses the word "ELIM" which translates as "mighty ones"....
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lxxmoderate
Nov 28, 2004 6:45 pm
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RRHowell41@...
Dec 3, 2004 10:54 am
In a message dated 11/28/2004 12:14:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, jperaza@... writes: I have noticed the Douay Version 41:16 say's 'When he shall...
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codex_z
Dec 12, 2004 9:18 pm
Has anyone found a complete English translation of the original Old Greek version of Daniel? I have been forced to compile, compare and translate my own copy...
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mwinedt
windra7777
Dec 16, 2004 1:36 pm
... From: MWinedt To: lxx@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 9:08 AM Subject: Secuence of books in the LXX Manuscripts Dear all, I just joined...
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James Miller
jamtata
Dec 16, 2004 4:28 pm
... three main codices containing the ancient Greek OT text (Vaticanus, Alexandrinus and Sinaïticus) or are they all the same in terms of sequence of the...
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W.T. van Peursen
wido_peursen
Jan 3, 2005 9:40 am
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