Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

On 22/10/2006 20:11, Schmuel wrote:

> ... These are fascinating issues 
> but quite different than the abject corruptness of the manuscripts lifted up today
> as the "most reliable", Sinaiticus and Vaticanus.  In fact, despite protestations, 
> those two manuscripts were essentially the proof-text base for the Westcott-Hort NT. 
>   

Not "today", but in the 19the century, which was when the Westcott-Hort 
NT was published. Please stop quoting 19th century sources like Burgon 
without acknowledging their age and obsoleteness.
...
> Dean John Burgon's book is a major historical writing, much of which is 
> available
> on the web. Perhaps you should read his material instead of looking for any 
> cause of offense.
>
>   
It is "historical writing" only in the sense that it is of purely 
historical interest, and is irrelevant to discussions of the 21st 
century state of textual criticism.



> > Cite what is actually written in the original document that you state is full 
> > of "blunders." If you do not cite the originals, then you will have to tell us 
> > how you know that X is a "blunder" and not a later emendment..
> >     
>
> Again, reread above what Dean Burgon said and comment directly.  Explain
> how such types of errors could generally be purposeful, since they are well
> known as textual errors. They are even given their own special names.
>
> The late ...

Very late. But at least you implicitly admit that this is not up to date.

> ... Dean John Burgon is ...

Was. August 21, 1813 - August 4, 1888, according to 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Burgon.

>  ... a primary source scholar of incredible skill.  
> There is absolutely nothing wrong with quoting from his examination.
> Nothing.
>
>   
You are welcome to quote. There is also absolutely nothing wrong with me 
pointing out that his work is old and obsolete, as well as trying to 
refute a proposition which no one has proposed.

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Peter Kirk
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