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New Light on ‘Proto-Theodotion’
8ḤevXII Col 31Jan Joosten has posted an intriguing paper to academia.edu to be published in a congress volume, “New light on Proto-Theodotion. The Psalms of Solomon and the Milieu of the Kaige...
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Congratulations to Troy Griffitts!
Good news out of Birmingham today.ITSEE extends its warmest congratulations to Troy Griffitts, one of its most longstanding doctoral students, on qualifying for the award of PhD.Troy began his studies...
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Two important, shorter Byzantine readings in 1 John
In reading through 1 John with my Greek students this semester, I noticed two unexpected variants. They are both places where the Byzantine majority preserves a shorter reading that is easily explained...
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Who said it?
It’s time for another round of everyone’s favorite game: “who said it?” Now, the invention of Google books has significantly diminished the challenge of this game, but it is best not to spoil it that...
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Paul’s Bible Version in 1 Corinthians 15:54?
I continue my series on what version of the OT is the NT using? Given the discussion of Theodotion or ‘Proto-Theodotion’ last week, it is time to address Paul’s bible version of Isaiah 25:8 in 1...
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Matthew 24:36 and Rapture Predictions
In case you missed, it there was another end-times prediction for yesterday.A ‘biblical numerologist’ who goes by ‘David Meade’—no relation to John—predicted that a rogue planet would appear, the...
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How Present Technology Changes Our View of Past Technology
I’ve been thinking more recently about the significance we attach to technological developments. Think, for instance of the shift from scroll format to codex format or the change from handwritten books...
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PhD Funding in Dublin
Garrick Allen shares news of funding at Dublin City University for PhDs in Biblical Studies (among other things). He says this could certainly include TC. And since you’d be so close to the Chester...
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The Curious Case of P44
In my NA28, P44 is listed as a sixth/seventh-century manuscript containing Matt 17.1–3, 6–7; 18.15–17, 19; 25. 8–10 and Jn 9.3–4; 10.8–14; 12.16–18. It seems then to be a lectionary, which is how LDAB...
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Preferring a Longer Reading in Ephesians 5.22
Yesterday at church, I happened to be reading Eph 5.22 and thinking again about the relationship between Eph 5.21 and Eph 5.22. My NA26, which I had with me at the time, notes the possibility of...
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Where did the Byzantine text come from?
In my occasional interactions with Byzantine-text-preferring folks, I have been puzzled by how many of them are unaware of modern research on the Byzantine text and its development. Some of these folks...
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Lectures: A material history of the Bible in England 1200–1600
If you happen to be in Cambridge for the summer, Cambridge University Library is hosting a series on the Bible in England that looks good.From the rise of mass-produced Vulgates in the thirteenth...
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4th Annual Textual Criticism Summer School in Italy
Ferrara in 2016Paolo Trovato is once again putting on his Summer School in Textual Criticism in Ferrara, Italy. The dates are July 2nd–July 7th. I attended a few years ago and can recommend it as a...
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My sources tell me that John Meade is currently hiding out in the outer banks, camping or some such thing. Lucky for you, he was recently captured on camera talking about all things canon with several...
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Siker’s Liquid Scripture
A recent book from Jeffrey Siker may interest readers here. It’s called Liquid Scripture: The Bible in a Digital World (Fortress, 2017). Claire Clivaz has recently given it a nice review in RBL and she...
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“First-Century Mark,” Published at Last? [Updated]
It looks like we are finally getting that First-Century Mark (henceforth, FCM) fragment everyone has been talking about for years. (By the designation “FCM” I am not implying that it actually dates to...
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Dan Wallace responds on (formerly) ‘First-century Mark’
Over on his blog, Dan Wallace has just written a post about his involvement with the fragment formerly known as “First-century Mark.” We now know, thanks in part to this post by Dan, that P. Oxy. 5345...
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Dirk at Southern Seminary on Tyndale Edition
We interrupt your regularly scheduled updates on the Mark fragment for this message from Rob Plummer:I would like to invite you to a free lecture on the Tyndale House Edition of the Greek New Testament...
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Hixson on Mark Fragment at Christianity Today
If you’re reading this blog, you’ve surely heard about the new Mark fragment which is now the earliest dated copy of this Gospel. You may also know there is some discussion about its publication and...
View ArticleDifferences between ECM Acts and NA28
I need some help from your collective wisdom ...On pp. 34*-35* of ECM Acts we find a table of Textual Changes, listing differences between ECM and NA28. This is followed by a list of passages with a...
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