If I may, I commend _The Gospel Hoax: Morton Smith's Invention of _Secret Mark__ by Stephen C. Carlson (Baylor U. Press, Nov. 2005). Carlson present multiple, ...
You sure may! If anyone had read Stephen's blog lately, they would be directed to my comments on his book. http://neonostalgia.blogspot.com/ you can see it in...
Would it be premature for me to say I'm looking forward to the revised and expanded edition of Stephen Carlson's book on Morton Smith's hoax (due in Nov.)? If...
Wieland & friends, I'm happy to announce that I've finally gotten part of my ongoing Greek Uncial Archetype of Mark project online. I opted not to include the...
... of ... Graphically it looks quite nice. What font are you using? On the other hand for the discussion of variants it is a bit difficult. A lower case font...
Wieland W., The font is one I made; I call it "Arche." WW: "for the discussion of variants it is a bit difficult. A lower case font would be easier." The...
Dear Wieland: As I was making the uncial archetype of Mark 1-8 (1:1 - 8:3 is now online, with notes), one thing that I kept running into was a sense of how...
Forgive me if this variant has already been discussed. My question is this (about the "hos himation"): why did Metzger not seem to consider the possibility of...
11 AUTOI APOLOUNTAI, SU DE DIAMENEIS, KAI PANTES WS IMATION PALAIWQHSONTAI, 12 KAI WSEI PERIBOLAION ELIXEIS AUTOUS, WS IMATION KAI ALLAGHSONTAI, What you...
Dear TC list members, I saw an announcement today for a discounted price of the Stuttgarter Elektronische Studienbibel from Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. It...
I've now read the book. I must say that I am disappointed with the book. Perhaps this was my fault, because I expected, based on the early advertisements, some...
Wieland, You used the fact that Carlson is a lawyer (though you call him a good one and very intelligent) in dismissing his arguments, without engaging his...
... It's certainly persuasive at first, but I found it grew in conviction the second time I read it. It's quite hard to review a book without giving away the...
... Well, my defense for Smith would be to the acknowledge that he did it but point out that it wasn't done to defraud or to cheat. In other words, Secret Mark...
I recently published a translation of the book of Revelation based upon the Byzantine textform. It is based upon the 2004 edition of Dr. Maurice Robinson's...
... No. I only said that he acted like a lawyer, not like a scientist. ... I am quite busy, so don't have the time to go into details now, but I think it quite...
Stephen Carlson argued that the letter is in Morton Smith's hand. That is not a "mini-argument." That claim can be further tested by examining the second ms ...
... On which page did I say that the handwriting was "painted"? I don't believe that I used the term that is put into direct quotes above. It is fair,...
Dear Listers, Lk 3:23 usually reads ... WN UIOS WS ENOMIZETO IWSHF TOU HLI I like to know the source mss where the phrase WS ENOMIZETO comes right after IWSHF,...
Hi.. I hope someone will be kind enough to answer the following questions for me. I need the information by Wednesday evening, if possible. Many thanks. 1....
P75 is an early example for question 1, but there may be something earlier. F.F. Bruce, Commentary on Acts (Greek), p. 7 mentions the 'Western' reading 'we/us'...
... I don't see that there is any such reading. Peter Peter M. Head, PhD Sir Kirby Laing Senior Lecturer in New Testament Tyndale House 36 Selwyn Gardens...
... P75 at the end of Luke: EUAGGELION KATA LOUKAN c 200 ... Irenaeus, Adv. Haer. III.1.1-2 (crucial bit also quoted in Greek by Eusebius, Eccl. Hist. V.8.2) c...
 ... To my knowledge, the title EUAGGELION KATA LOUCAN is first found at the end of the gospel in the oldest extant MS of it -- P75, a papyrus codex dating...
Hello All, I am in the process of looking at the differences between the LXX and MT of the text of Ezekiel and I was wondering if any of you had any insight...
In the hope that it might help, I have simply cut and pasted a small section of my bib. intro. lecture notes (which, interestingly enough, I just discussed in...
My MPhil Thesis subject was an examination of the differences between the LXX and the MT of a representative selection of the Old Testament generally, but not...