notes on the Charles Stewart 1859 biographical memoir of Simonides

[Steven Avery]

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Why is the Codex Sinaiticus full New Testament perfectly preserved ?

Not a single verse, word or even letter is gone, or unreadable, after a supposed 1500 years where it was said to be heavily used. (AD 350 to AD 1860 and then to today). It is often emphasized how old and tattered appears the manuscript, considering certain aspects of the Old Testament and...

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p. 52

Nope, this is Coislinianus
Those who are sceptical on these points can refer to pages 277 and 309 of the Greek Palaeography of the celebrated Montphocon,—

Bibliotheca bibliothecarum manuscriptorum nova: Tomus primus - Bernard de Montfaucon
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ej5oSHr50PEC&pg=PA151
https://books.google.com/books?id=qmNoAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR253-IA2



WRONG
p. 277
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ucm.5319074149&view=1up&seq=315
p. 309
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ucm.5319074149&view=1up&seq=347

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p. 53

In the next place, M. Rhancabcs asserts that it is physically impossible for manuscripts to last through so many ages.

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p. 60

 

[Steven Avery]

Check for the Montfaucon pages.

 

[Steven Avery]

Is this Oikonomos - Simonides accuses of plagiarism


OEconomus

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p. 69