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Here is the relevant comment by A. Tselikas, from his report, published in 2009, Textological observations section: "12. Interesting is the case of the existence of old printed books in the Library of St. Sabba. According the catalogue of 263 old printed books that patriarch Nicodemus sent to t...

Whether Nazareth had a synagogue then depends on interpretation. It surely was then an occupied Jewish settlement. Increasingly, late second temple (pre-70) Galilean synagogues are being found--even two at Magdala, for example. Some meeting-places (remains) are more distinct than others. When possib...

There can, of course, be more than one spelling and more than one name for one place. Yathrib, Medina Edo, Tokyo New Amsterdam, New York Petrograd, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, back to Saint Petersburg Detroit, Motor City, Motown In the Shem Tov medieval version of Matthew, Nazareth is spelled with ...

There are questions about the relationship between Nazareth (and Capernaum) and Nazarenes for which there is not yet a consensus. Perhaps the most-discussed aspect is about how these two are related in Matthew 2:23. Thanks for restating your points 2 and 3, thought I found neither persuasive. One ne...

Actually, I am much more interested in who was the Qumran Teacher of Righteousness (Judah), and whether Papias' Aristion is identical with Aristo of Pella, etc.
But a fraud, such as Dirk Obbink misdating then illegally selling stolen mss, must needs be addressed, too.

The falseness of the "Letter to Theodore," unless I'm mistaken, which is surely possible, is becoming increasingly recognized.
Neither you, Peter, nor I own it all.

As owner, you can make rules for civility and good faith but don't need to follow them yourself?
This forum does some good passing of information, sometimes.
This small corner of the world.

He got permission for a project of cataloging books. That was his announced reason--as is published and well known. What I said was what I was trying to say.

Smith had been previously searching manuscripts. At Mar Saba he went to catalog books not manuscripts, though not a librarian nor bibliographer?
And just happened to find a manuscript in a book near his last day? Coincidence?

It is an indication. An argument. Or maybe you, as an owner, puts Clement notes in your Ignatius folder.