Post by iris89 on Oct 27, 2008 11:25:01 GMT -5
And Interesting Item On Luke 24:12
Luke 24:12 "Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and
stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and
departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass." (Authorized King James Bible; AV).
However, the (NWT) has this in double-brackets, and the RSV does not
have it at all. Why?
From Robert Waltz:
"If Hort's theory is to be believed, the "Western Non-
interpolations" are in fact places in which readings have been
interpolated into the Neutral text (and usually the Byzantine text
as well). Although Hort usually rejects "Western" readings, in this
case he regards them as original, placing the common reading of the
Neutral text in double brackets, [[ ]]. The non-interpolations are
described in §240-242 of Hort's Introduction [and] Appendix.
The "Western Non-interpolations" actually fall into two classes. The
first are the full-fledged non-interpolations, of which there are
nine (all placed in double brackets by Hort). All of these are
supported by Dea (Codex Bezae) and the Old Latins, and in all cases
Hort regards the words as "superfluous, and in some cases
intrinsically suspicious" (§240). The second class consists of
readings which, due either to shifts in the manuscript evidence or
to differences in the way he assesses them, Hort regards as doubtful
enough to place in brackets but not to reject as clearly spurious.
The force of Hort's argument was so strong that for three-quarters
of a century most editions and translations (including the Revised
Standard Version and the New English Bible) omitted these nine
passages. Then P75 was found (which included all the "non-
interpolations" for which it was extant). Such was the respect for
this manuscript that the passages began to re-assert their place in
the editions -- notably in UBS/GNT and its follower the New Revised
Standard Version. E. C. Colwell, however, in "Hort Redivivus: A Plea
and a Program," offers this assessment of the case:
[Aland] reverses Westcott and Hort on the Western non-interpolations
because P75 disagrees with them in agreeing with Codex Vaticanus.
But there is nothing in that agreement that is novel to Hort's
theory. Hort did not possess P75, but he imagined it. He insisted
that there was a very early ancestor of his Neutral text, that the
common ancestor of Vaticanus and Sinaiticus was a remote ancestor,
not a close ancestor. P75 validates Hort's reconstruction of the
history, but P75 does not add a new argument for or against that
theory.
To put it another way, P75 -- despite its age -- is just another
Alexandrian witness. Its existence does not alter the case that
the "Western Non-interpolations" are just that. They are still
present in the Alexandrian text and missing in the "Western." The
student may well feel that they belong in the text, but the
existence of P75 should not sway this decision."
To learn more, check out the following:
[1] religioustruths.proboards59.com/ An Educational Referral Forum
[2] www.network54.com/Forum/403209 A Forum Devoted to Exposing The False Religion of Islam
[3] jude3.proboards92.com/ A Free-Speech Forum For All
[4] www.freewebs.com/iris_the_preacher My web site.
Your Friend in Christ Iris89
Luke 24:12 "Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and
stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and
departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass." (Authorized King James Bible; AV).
However, the (NWT) has this in double-brackets, and the RSV does not
have it at all. Why?
From Robert Waltz:
"If Hort's theory is to be believed, the "Western Non-
interpolations" are in fact places in which readings have been
interpolated into the Neutral text (and usually the Byzantine text
as well). Although Hort usually rejects "Western" readings, in this
case he regards them as original, placing the common reading of the
Neutral text in double brackets, [[ ]]. The non-interpolations are
described in §240-242 of Hort's Introduction [and] Appendix.
The "Western Non-interpolations" actually fall into two classes. The
first are the full-fledged non-interpolations, of which there are
nine (all placed in double brackets by Hort). All of these are
supported by Dea (Codex Bezae) and the Old Latins, and in all cases
Hort regards the words as "superfluous, and in some cases
intrinsically suspicious" (§240). The second class consists of
readings which, due either to shifts in the manuscript evidence or
to differences in the way he assesses them, Hort regards as doubtful
enough to place in brackets but not to reject as clearly spurious.
The force of Hort's argument was so strong that for three-quarters
of a century most editions and translations (including the Revised
Standard Version and the New English Bible) omitted these nine
passages. Then P75 was found (which included all the "non-
interpolations" for which it was extant). Such was the respect for
this manuscript that the passages began to re-assert their place in
the editions -- notably in UBS/GNT and its follower the New Revised
Standard Version. E. C. Colwell, however, in "Hort Redivivus: A Plea
and a Program," offers this assessment of the case:
[Aland] reverses Westcott and Hort on the Western non-interpolations
because P75 disagrees with them in agreeing with Codex Vaticanus.
But there is nothing in that agreement that is novel to Hort's
theory. Hort did not possess P75, but he imagined it. He insisted
that there was a very early ancestor of his Neutral text, that the
common ancestor of Vaticanus and Sinaiticus was a remote ancestor,
not a close ancestor. P75 validates Hort's reconstruction of the
history, but P75 does not add a new argument for or against that
theory.
To put it another way, P75 -- despite its age -- is just another
Alexandrian witness. Its existence does not alter the case that
the "Western Non-interpolations" are just that. They are still
present in the Alexandrian text and missing in the "Western." The
student may well feel that they belong in the text, but the
existence of P75 should not sway this decision."
To learn more, check out the following:
[1] religioustruths.proboards59.com/ An Educational Referral Forum
[2] www.network54.com/Forum/403209 A Forum Devoted to Exposing The False Religion of Islam
[3] jude3.proboards92.com/ A Free-Speech Forum For All
[4] www.freewebs.com/iris_the_preacher My web site.
Your Friend in Christ Iris89