10-09-2003, 09:20 AM
Yes Akhi Craig, that thread is somewhat helpful.
Although, what I don't get is this still: If Khabborris is a copy of a 4th century original, then why wouldn't another colophon been made with the later date, name of the new scribe and location, and other details on it? Why would the old colophon, which corresponds to a mss that has fallen apart, be retained for the new mss? And, if that is the case, how do we know that the colophons for the older mss relate specifically to the ones they are now attached to?
I understand how wars, oppressions and upheavals have contributed to the relative paucity and later dates of the Peshitta mss. I write about a lot of these in my books, but a 310 Khabborris was an idea near and dear to my heart, because it clearly predates Old Scratch.
And so, I still need a little help here.
Shlama w'burkate
Andrew Gabriel Roth
Although, what I don't get is this still: If Khabborris is a copy of a 4th century original, then why wouldn't another colophon been made with the later date, name of the new scribe and location, and other details on it? Why would the old colophon, which corresponds to a mss that has fallen apart, be retained for the new mss? And, if that is the case, how do we know that the colophons for the older mss relate specifically to the ones they are now attached to?
I understand how wars, oppressions and upheavals have contributed to the relative paucity and later dates of the Peshitta mss. I write about a lot of these in my books, but a 310 Khabborris was an idea near and dear to my heart, because it clearly predates Old Scratch.
And so, I still need a little help here.
Shlama w'burkate
Andrew Gabriel Roth
Shlama w'burkate
Andrew Gabriel Roth
Andrew Gabriel Roth