Steven Avery
Administrator
June 6, 2021
Hi Professor Houghton,
Question for you. When you wrote:
"For example, four Latin writers supply the earliest evidence for the inclusion of the story of the adulteress in the Gospel according to John, anticipating readings that are not preserved in Greek manuscripts until four hundred years later;"
Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research, 2012, p. 375)
“The Use of the Latin Fathers for New Testament Textual Criticism”
Hugh Houghton
https://books.google.com/books?id=guYq9rohFQ8C&pg=PA375
The Latin writers were after 350 AD. Yet Codex Bezae is within 200 years. Were you deliberately excluding Bezae because it is a diglot? Or was it overlooked at the time?
Any explanation appreciated!
Steven Avery
Hugh Houghton
Dear Steven,
Thank you for your question. The key is in the word "readings": variants such as "beginning with the oldest" or "condemned by their conscience" are not in Bezae but in later Greek witnesses, and I think that this was what I had in mind.
Yours sincerely,
Hugh Houghton
Jun 7
Pure Bible
Thanks.
A little subtle, since the Latin and Greek texts do have lots of differences, and readers likely missed the nuance, but very helpful!
Jun 7
Pure Bible
btw, compliments on watching your academia.edu. It actually is a fine spot for small, quick questions!
Hi Professor Houghton,
Question for you. When you wrote:
"For example, four Latin writers supply the earliest evidence for the inclusion of the story of the adulteress in the Gospel according to John, anticipating readings that are not preserved in Greek manuscripts until four hundred years later;"
Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research, 2012, p. 375)
“The Use of the Latin Fathers for New Testament Textual Criticism”
Hugh Houghton
https://books.google.com/books?id=guYq9rohFQ8C&pg=PA375
The Latin writers were after 350 AD. Yet Codex Bezae is within 200 years. Were you deliberately excluding Bezae because it is a diglot? Or was it overlooked at the time?
Any explanation appreciated!
Steven Avery
Hugh Houghton
Dear Steven,
Thank you for your question. The key is in the word "readings": variants such as "beginning with the oldest" or "condemned by their conscience" are not in Bezae but in later Greek witnesses, and I think that this was what I had in mind.
Yours sincerely,
Hugh Houghton
Jun 7
Pure Bible
Thanks.
A little subtle, since the Latin and Greek texts do have lots of differences, and readers likely missed the nuance, but very helpful!
Jun 7
Pure Bible
btw, compliments on watching your academia.edu. It actually is a fine spot for small, quick questions!