use of OS by ancient Aramaic-speaking Christians

[yuku]

Heheheh.

Akhan Yuri - give us some examples of quotes by CoE fathers from "AN Old Scratch manuscript" and let's examine the evidence for ourselves. I hope it's not like the "Peshitta Variants" fiasco. <!-- s:biggrin: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/biggrin.gif" alt=":biggrin:" title="Big Grin" /><!-- s:biggrin: -->

Shlama, Paul,

I just found this info on the Web, and having dialogued with S. Ring for a while, I have confidence that he treats his sources accurately. As you've probably noticed, he provides full references for all his claims, in reputable scholarly studies.

So, by all means, if you think that all those scholars are wrong, then you should be able to prove them wrong by following up these refs.

I think we have one basic issue here that needs to be clarified. To what extent do you consider yourself as an objective scholar, and to what extent does one choose to follow the basic scientific methodology?

A true scientist follows the evidence, while an issue-driven scientist generally tends to shape the evidence to suit his or her beliefs. If one puts one's beliefs or faith above everything else, then the evidence can certainly never alter these beliefs.

So it's the question of methodology that should be the starting question. Sometimes, in the discussions here, I get the impression that some people here do not really consider themselves as objective scientists, and perhaps even have a dislike for science, itself. Which is fine, as long as we honestly state that this is what our beliefs are...

OTOH if one states outright that science doesn't matter, and the scientific method doesn't matter, then there's not really much point in trying to engage in a scientific discussion, is there?

Shlama,

Yuri.