05-13-2017, 07:28 PM
(05-12-2017, 03:25 AM)Thirdwoe Wrote: MS 3 is definitely a Western Peshitto manuscript, dated 600 AD. I agree the scribal change looks suspicious at first glance, but looking at the other variant reading of this verse, and the surrounding verses we can clearly see that it is a Western manuscript, i.e. Heb 2:8 the split word (we do see), Heb 2:9 the split word (we see), and especially the Western reading of Heb 2:16 starting at the bottom of the next column. I didn't look at all the 82 variant readings of Hebrews, (comparing the UBS with the Khabouris and MS Syriac 148), but I am sure you will find it is a Western manuscript. One little test that I use to determine if a manuscript is Eastern or Western in origin is the spelling of "Israel", i.e. Heb 8:8, 8:10, and 11:22. Split words are little more problematic. I do however appreciate your post.
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