ooops ... my mistake.
I should have said "because, Kevin, ...." but you make an important point, Fred ...; not everyone wants the "real thing" .... :) regards, fred burlingame On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 12:35 PM, fred putnam <[email protected]> wrote: > One slight correction, Fredb. I do want "Pepsi-cola", not "Coke". (-: > > Fred Putnam > > On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:08 AM, fred burlingame > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Because fred, and hundreds of millions of other people, want the "real >> thing;" and hence, they invest the most valuable commodity in their lives, >> time ... in a quest for the "real thing." >> >> They don't want to drink "chek-cola," or "pepsi-cola," or any of a hundred >> brands of cola. They want "Coca-Cola." >> >> And presumably, that is the same goal of all the posters here; not some >> entertainment venue, but rather a search for the original document, >> despite >> the limitations you outline. >> >> The status of this quest has improved in each of recent centuries, with >> the >> discovery of more manuscripts. But as you observe, the goal remains >> elusive. >> >> Physics may never discover the "theory of everything;" but the quest >> continues with more vigor than ever before. >> >> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101104111112.htm >> >> And ditto for masoretic text ("MT") textual critics. They may never >> discover >> the original document contents of the MT. But the search continues with >> ever >> increasing energy. >> >> regards, >> >> fred burlingame >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 1:06 AM, Kevin Riley <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > Then, in light of your first 4 answers, why does 5 matter? If you look >> at >> > most ancient texts, there is usually no definitive copy unless only one >> > survives (which is unfortunately too often the case). >> _______________________________________________ >> b-hebrew mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew >> > > > > -- > --)--------------- > "We are not yet what we already are" (J. Pieper). > > Frederic Clarke Putnam, Ph.D. | Professor of Biblical Studies > Philadelphia Biblical University | 200 Manor Avenue | Langhorne, PA > 19047-2990 > http://pbu.edu | 1215-702-4502 | Fax: 1-215-702-4533 | www.fredputnam.org > > Before printing this email, think green! > _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
