05-05-2009, 01:33 PM
Shlama Akhi Judge,
No, I don't see it. I don't see it because apparently all this evidence, including what I actually wrote in the title plage, the intro, the footnotes, etc, that somehow is not clear enough? In this case, I am offering an honest and total window into the process of AENT.
That intro paragraph was written by my editor Shali (the webmaster of Refiners FIre), but even if you only went to that site, all you had to do was read the rest of the article on that very page. I don't understand why that's unreasonable. The full methodology of HOW AENT is brought about is on the same web page. And Khabouris is translated by me--you simply have to see the footnotes in AENT that mention that. JUST BECAUSE I USE PUBLIC DOMAIN SOURCES IN BASE TEXT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T TRANSLATE TOO. MY TRANSLATION SKILLS CAN ALSO VALIDATE YOUNAN AND MURDOCK, AS I HAVE ALSO SAID.
This text is not just pasted Younan or Murdock. It is Murdock, Younan and Khabouris and 1905-20 compared and cross checked and validated by me line by line, in Aramaic and English. It is footnotes and essays by me that don't exist in any other version of the NT. It is an Aramaic text that, rather than just be the 1905-20 Critical Edition as if that were original, restores the Eastern readings that were taken out and validates in hundreds of places the interchangeability of readings between Khabouris and 1905-20. In order to do that, one must be able to TRANSLATE from Aramaic to English. So just looking at footnotes you have these kinds:
1) Straight carry-over--Paul Younan or James Murdock's original note is carried over and attributed as (PY) or (JM).
2) PY/JM expanded note: The reference starts with PY or JM but is expanded on by my own translation and/or commentary.
3) Original study notes: More than a 1000 of these are MY NOTES from beginning to end. Why aren't those taken into account?
4) Khabouris/Critical comparision: Readings between the two are given, assessed for consistency and accuracy and a reasoning given for my personal preference of one over the other. In other cases, I say clearly that more than one meaning is possible, and leave the reader to make up his or her mind. Again, the title page says "compilation, annotation and translation".
5) Pointer notes--refer to other Scripture, previous books of mine or a topic in the appendixes. AND I HAVE YET TO SEE MY CRITICS DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT THERE ARE ALMOST 400 PAGES OF MATERIAL WRITTEN BY ME OTHER THAN THE TRANSLATION IN THE AENT VOLUME.
The bottom line is Judge, if people can read just that paragraph but somehow not read or ignore the volumes of other info that is in AENT itself, that seems to be very selective as a method. My critics make no sense. FIrst they tell me I didn't say these things when I clearly did, completely and in many places. Then when I or others produce that proof the knock I get is "expecting people to read all these previous posts is not reasonable". "all these posts" however are simply the supporting documentation of what is in AENT on the website.
Plus I am here too remember? If there was a question, and there have been some, anyone could have emailed me at anytime and I would answer, as I have here.
No, I don't see it. I don't see it because apparently all this evidence, including what I actually wrote in the title plage, the intro, the footnotes, etc, that somehow is not clear enough? In this case, I am offering an honest and total window into the process of AENT.
That intro paragraph was written by my editor Shali (the webmaster of Refiners FIre), but even if you only went to that site, all you had to do was read the rest of the article on that very page. I don't understand why that's unreasonable. The full methodology of HOW AENT is brought about is on the same web page. And Khabouris is translated by me--you simply have to see the footnotes in AENT that mention that. JUST BECAUSE I USE PUBLIC DOMAIN SOURCES IN BASE TEXT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T TRANSLATE TOO. MY TRANSLATION SKILLS CAN ALSO VALIDATE YOUNAN AND MURDOCK, AS I HAVE ALSO SAID.
This text is not just pasted Younan or Murdock. It is Murdock, Younan and Khabouris and 1905-20 compared and cross checked and validated by me line by line, in Aramaic and English. It is footnotes and essays by me that don't exist in any other version of the NT. It is an Aramaic text that, rather than just be the 1905-20 Critical Edition as if that were original, restores the Eastern readings that were taken out and validates in hundreds of places the interchangeability of readings between Khabouris and 1905-20. In order to do that, one must be able to TRANSLATE from Aramaic to English. So just looking at footnotes you have these kinds:
1) Straight carry-over--Paul Younan or James Murdock's original note is carried over and attributed as (PY) or (JM).
2) PY/JM expanded note: The reference starts with PY or JM but is expanded on by my own translation and/or commentary.
3) Original study notes: More than a 1000 of these are MY NOTES from beginning to end. Why aren't those taken into account?
4) Khabouris/Critical comparision: Readings between the two are given, assessed for consistency and accuracy and a reasoning given for my personal preference of one over the other. In other cases, I say clearly that more than one meaning is possible, and leave the reader to make up his or her mind. Again, the title page says "compilation, annotation and translation".
5) Pointer notes--refer to other Scripture, previous books of mine or a topic in the appendixes. AND I HAVE YET TO SEE MY CRITICS DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT THERE ARE ALMOST 400 PAGES OF MATERIAL WRITTEN BY ME OTHER THAN THE TRANSLATION IN THE AENT VOLUME.
The bottom line is Judge, if people can read just that paragraph but somehow not read or ignore the volumes of other info that is in AENT itself, that seems to be very selective as a method. My critics make no sense. FIrst they tell me I didn't say these things when I clearly did, completely and in many places. Then when I or others produce that proof the knock I get is "expecting people to read all these previous posts is not reasonable". "all these posts" however are simply the supporting documentation of what is in AENT on the website.
Plus I am here too remember? If there was a question, and there have been some, anyone could have emailed me at anytime and I would answer, as I have here.
Shlama w'burkate
Andrew Gabriel Roth
Andrew Gabriel Roth