Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Rev. Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>]

Dear Rolf,

[Rolf]
In the extant LXX fragments , KS is a substitute for YHWH—this is not 
speculation; it is a fact. When you say that KS in the NT manuscripts from 
the second century onward, is an abbreviation of KURIOS, that occurred in the 
NT autographs, you are guilty of speculation, because there is no manuscript 
evidence for it. The  evidence we have is that KS is a substitute for YHWH.

[Bryant]
1. Which extant LXX fragments? Please give the evidence with links to see 
photos, if possible. I know that you gave some from the DSS, but that was 
shown to be one manuscript that had 3, possibly 4, conjectural emendations. 
Furthermore, since the DSS are most likely from the Essenes, I really wonder 
how that proves your point since they were clearly a sectarian group with 
isolationist tendecies that bordered on cultic status. This would indicate 
that the group had some interesting interpretations that were not necessarily 
mainstream.

2. How is KS as substitute for YHWH not speculation? Please explain your 
reasoning here. Since the NT autographs are not available, how would this be 
speculation when NT manuscripts from the 2nd Century AD onwards have KURIOS, 
then KS with a line over it in several of the manuscripts but not all of the 
manuscripts. Please give evidence to support your claims that KS appeared in 
the autographs.

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III