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by StephenGoranson
Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:38 am
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?
Replies: 65
Views: 1472

Re: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?

This may have been penned by Morton Smith, who was an artist, who had time to practice, and who had photos and first-hand experience of mss from the 18th century. Or possibly, though I consider it much less likely--in part because who would he find and additionally who would he trust?--an accomplice...
by StephenGoranson
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Agamemnon Tselikas’ Handwriting Analysis Report Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?
Replies: 99
Views: 1609

Re: Agamemnon Tselikas’ Handwriting Analysis Report Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?

Because you wrote "... Martijn unintentionally discourages candid discussion of his work by his toxicity."
that's why I thought it relevant.
by StephenGoranson
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Melchizedek 11Q13
Replies: 8
Views: 230

Re: Melchizedek 11Q13

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by StephenGoranson
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:51 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Agamemnon Tselikas’ Handwriting Analysis Report Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?
Replies: 99
Views: 1609

Re: Agamemnon Tselikas’ Handwriting Analysis Report Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?

That particular type toxic attempted defense of M. Smith may not be what M. Smith wished for, nor would have appreciated. As to Martijn, he asserted his that view was supported by Coptic dictionaries, yet those same dictionaries were written by Coptic scholars who would not ever accept this dating o...
by StephenGoranson
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Agamemnon Tselikas’ Handwriting Analysis Report Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?
Replies: 99
Views: 1609

Re: Agamemnon Tselikas’ Handwriting Analysis Report Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?

Smith could have known a Catholic and a Jewish woman, and or also one who was both, or also a Zoroastrian. So what.
A fake ms is still a fake ms.
by StephenGoranson
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Easter, Eostre
Replies: 11
Views: 510

Re: Easter, Eostre

Etymology is interesting to me. I have published on etymology. People offer etymologies, but they are sometimes mistaken. Was Bede an expert etymologist? Even if so, no etymologist is always correct, as far as I know. When did that pagan festival begin? Are two similar words ever confused? Is the na...
by StephenGoranson
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Agamemnon Tselikas’ Handwriting Analysis Report Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?
Replies: 99
Views: 1609

Re: Agamemnon Tselikas’ Handwriting Analysis Report Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?

If David Flusser, who was quite smart, said Smith excused himself by saying he could not marry a Catholic, maybe that is true. Hypothesizing he meant Jewish when he reportedly said Catholic is not yet persuasive. Of course Smith had relationships with women. So what. Wild, unreliable, guess: "S...
by StephenGoranson
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:38 am
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?
Replies: 65
Views: 1472

Re: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?

Why would either reading greatly change the overall facts? In other words, has the significance been, somewhere, exaggerated?
by StephenGoranson
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:33 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Agamemnon Tselikas’ Handwriting Analysis Report Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?
Replies: 99
Views: 1609

Re: Agamemnon Tselikas’ Handwriting Analysis Report Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?

Thanks gdoudna for that additional information. Though I think M. Smith was gay (or, bi), that is not at all the main issue for scholarship. People of whatever sexual orientation can contribute to learning. M. Smith surely did. The issue for historians is whether the Letter to Theodore is genuine Cl...