Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Arnaud Fournet" <fournet.arnaud AT wanadoo.fr>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry" <nebarry AT verizon.net>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] T-SADE


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Arnaud Fournet" <fournet.arnaud AT wanadoo.fr>
> To: "James Christian" <jc.bhebrew AT googlemail.com>
> Cc: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 5:46 AM
> Subject: [b-hebrew] T-SADE
>
>
>
> > Maybe this has already been discussed before, but I have some questions 
> > about the affricate or non affricate pronunciation of (T)SADE.
> >
> > Cantineau 1954 discusses a Greek manuscrit called Vaticanus of the 
> > Lamentations supposedly dating back to the IVth century AD, which 
> > mentions in Greek letters Tau-Sigma-Alpha-D-Eta as name of that letter. 
> > He infers from that document that the affricate pronunciation must be old 
> > and possibly the original one.
> > So I have a handful of questions about the presumed authenticity of that 
> > manuscrit, its dating and its relevance for TSADE or SADE, possible 
> > alterations or any reason to conclude in this or that direction, or not 
> > to conclude at all, or to prefer some other better reference for that 
> > issue. What should exactly be thought about that issue?
>
> With my good friend Mr. Google I found:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/25zrhnm
>
> and:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ajft7x
>
> You are referring to Codex Vaticanus:
>
> http://www.bible-researcher.com/codex-b.html
>
> Practically any textbook on text criticism will give you more information, 
> Metzger, Aland, et al.
>
> N.E. Barry Hofstetter
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Thanks

Now what is your suggestion about what should be preferably thought about 
this information?

Arnaud Fournet