IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
We still have to encounter the first Jesus or Christ spelled out in full in a Greek MS - I've come to 7th CE and not seen anything but the (anti)Chr?stians of Acts ff
But would this be basic knowledge for scholars? Those with a Divinity degree, Theology degree, perhaps a certain chair?
Is this basic knowledge for biblical academic? If yes, for whom? If no, why not?
But would this be basic knowledge for scholars? Those with a Divinity degree, Theology degree, perhaps a certain chair?
Is this basic knowledge for biblical academic? If yes, for whom? If no, why not?
Re: IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
It’s certainly new knowledge to me, but I didn’t study theology.
Am I understanding correctly that ALL manuscripts found before the 7th century just have the abbreviations?
Am I understanding correctly that ALL manuscripts found before the 7th century just have the abbreviations?
Re: IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
That is the default, yes. If you find an exception, I would be more that pleased / surprised. It is in fact a terrific argument to evaluate interpolations such as the Testimonium Flavium, which is at the very least a complete anachronism in that regard
Many MSS now offer complete transcriptions you can download, see for yourself. Here's Bezae for instance:
http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/1663/1/Bezae-Greek.xml
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Re: IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
We do have other reasons to believe that the oldest manuscripts of Josephus are from the tenth and eleventh centuries.mlinssen wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:39 pmThat is the default, yes. If you find an exception, I would be more that pleased / surprised. It is in fact a terrific argument to evaluate interpolations such as the Testimonium Flavium, which is at the very least a complete anachronism in that regard
Many MSS now offer complete transcriptions you can download, see for yourself. Here's Bezae for instance:
http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/1663/1/Bezae-Greek.xml
It's also weird to expect everyone in the first century to get the same memo on this, including non-Christians.
Re: IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
1) Absolutely, they are infested with "Christian scribal signs" - while they could still be copies of something earlier. But the MSS at hand postdate 10th CE for surePeter Kirby wrote: ↑Sun Jul 10, 2022 3:48 pmWe do have other reasons to believe that the oldest manuscripts of Josephus are from the tenth and eleventh centuries.mlinssen wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:39 pmThat is the default, yes. If you find an exception, I would be more that pleased / surprised. It is in fact a terrific argument to evaluate interpolations such as the Testimonium Flavium, which is at the very least a complete anachronism in that regard
Many MSS now offer complete transcriptions you can download, see for yourself. Here's Bezae for instance:
http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/1663/1/Bezae-Greek.xml
It's also weird to expect everyone in the first century to get the same memo on this, including non-Christians.
2) Absolutely, take just any story these days and variants to it will develop within micro seconds. Imagine back then, with only word of mouth mainly available
Re: IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
I took a look at the link. Unfortunately my utter lack of knowledge of Greek letters is hindering me here. I’m looking specifically at Matthew 1:21: “you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Is Jesus rendered IS here, in the link you provided?mlinssen wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:39 pmThat is the default, yes. If you find an exception, I would be more that pleased / surprised. It is in fact a terrific argument to evaluate interpolations such as the Testimonium Flavium, which is at the very least a complete anachronism in that regard
Many MSS now offer complete transcriptions you can download, see for yourself. Here's Bezae for instance:
http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/1663/1/Bezae-Greek.xml
Re: IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
Ah, then it would be very problematic.Jair wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:03 pmI took a look at the link. Unfortunately my utter lack of knowledge of Greek letters is hindering me here. I’m looking specifically at Matthew 1:21: “you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Is Jesus rendered IS here, in the link you provided?mlinssen wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:39 pmThat is the default, yes. If you find an exception, I would be more that pleased / surprised. It is in fact a terrific argument to evaluate interpolations such as the Testimonium Flavium, which is at the very least a complete anachronism in that regard
Many MSS now offer complete transcriptions you can download, see for yourself. Here's Bezae for instance:
http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/1663/1/Bezae-Greek.xml
But I can't have you just believe what I say, that's how this entire Christian charade has lasted for this long - so here's the deal
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Go to Matthew 1:21
21 τέξεται (She will bear) δὲ (then) υἱὸν (a son), καὶ (and) καλέσεις (you will call) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) αὐτοῦ (of Him) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus);
αὐτὸς (He) γὰρ (for) σώσει (will save) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (the) ἁμαρτιῶν (sins) αὐτῶν (of them).”
αὐτὸς (He) γὰρ (for) σώσει (will save) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (the) ἁμαρτιῶν (sins) αὐτῶν (of them).”
This translation is the least bad of all bibles yet still coloured and often biased and inaccurate - just keep that in mind
Now compare that to Bezae transcription: http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/1663/1/Bezae-Greek.xml
Note κατα μαθθαιον
1:20παραλαβειν μαριαμ την γυναικα σου
το γαρ εν αυτη γεννηθεν εκ πνς αγιου εστιν
3 21τεξεται δε ϋιον
και καλεσεις το ονομα αυτου ιην
αυτος γαρ σωσει τον λαον αυτου
6 απο των αμαρτιων αυτων
1:20παραλαβειν μαριαμ την γυναικα σου
το γαρ εν αυτη γεννηθεν εκ πνς αγιου εστιν
3 21τεξεται δε ϋιον
και καλεσεις το ονομα αυτου ιην
αυτος γαρ σωσει τον λαον αυτου
6 απο των αμαρτιων αυτων
Check?
Re: IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
Ah! I see it. The Greek name is definitely the short form in the Bezae.
Do you theorize that the name IS was unrelated to the Hebrew name Yeshua at first?
Do you theorize that the name IS was unrelated to the Hebrew name Yeshua at first?
Re: IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
There one doing the theorising would be you LOL.
With no extant text at all whatsoever in the first dozen centuries in either Aramaic or Hebrew, and everything in either Greek, Coptic, Latin, Syriac and who else knows which language, with Mark explaining Aramaic and Hebrew, with Matthew 1:23 getting his Parthenos from the LXX instead of the correct translation, maid, from the Hebrew: what makes you think there was anything Hebraic involved at all?
My working thesis demonstrates Thomasine priority over the canonicals (and Marcion sits in between but I haven't published anything on that as of yet) and as such IS is of Coptic origin
Re: IS XS: No Jesus or Christ spelled out in early MSS
Do we have any clues as to an etymological Coptic meaning for the word IS?
Also a bit of a side question; doesn’t one of the DSS match the LXX “Virgin”? I seem to recall reading an analysis of one of the scrolls online, but I can’t remember which one or where I read it.
Also a bit of a side question; doesn’t one of the DSS match the LXX “Virgin”? I seem to recall reading an analysis of one of the scrolls online, but I can’t remember which one or where I read it.