To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: BHS apparatus
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 22:31:27 -0500
Dear Bruce,
When parentheses enclose an abbreviation for a version, for example, the
Old English _G_ for the LXX, the version displays general equivalence, but
not literal equivalence--just about what you inferred. Ruger's _A
Simplified Guide to BHS_ is handy.
Shalom,
Bryan
you wrote:
> I have a question regarding the explanation of the apparatus in BHS. On
> page L in the editio minor, the editors explain the use of the
parenthesis
> by the Latin phrase "secundum rem." I have tried looking this up in Latin
> dictionarys and the sense appears to be either "according to the reading"
> or "secondary reading." In the UBS text for the Greek NT, a parenthesis
> signifies that a particular version supports a reading "generally," that
> is, "with minor differences." Can the Latin in BHS be made to say this or
> does the parenthesis in BHS signify something different?
>
> Bruce Compton
> Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary