07-22-2012, 02:43 AM
DrawCloser Wrote:Thanks Paul, but some more questions if you're okay with that...
For number 1, there is no hope for change?
Like, could CoE publish an alternate version of just 22 books? (Perhaps that could get people's attention to the Aramaic text and it also would be nice for those who only accept 22 books) ...and if there would be an alternate version, then you guys would end up releasing a English 'Peshitto' and English 'Peshitta'. <!-- s--><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/wink1.gif" alt="
Forgive me if this is a foolish question, what text will be used for Western five? Crawford Aramaic? or Alexandrian text?
Hi Draw.
You know my opinion on the canon question, however I was continually reminded that the 22 books don't form a definitive canon, as no official canon has ever been defined. That 22 book collection is what is used for liturgical purposes ( the appointed readings during service ). It's not necessarily an appropriate limitation for a study bible. I was reminded of this fact in a strong manner.
Presumably, for the Western Five we will use the Aramaic text of the 1891 Mosul Text, as published by the Chaldean Catholic Church. The text origin is unfamiliar to me, but I've been told they are attributed to the Maronite tradition vis-a-vis the Monophysite tradition.