Gary wrote: > * e.g., how many ppl, actually, are involvd > in composg the ff. 'quote'(?):
Gary, you are straining at gnats here. There are three people involved: Judy, Schaff, and a book of the works of Servetus which Schaff references. When I asked Judy to give the source, she accidentally included part of the text of the section she was trying to reference. That section included some latin phrases that apparently you did not understand, but they plainly stated in Roman numerals that the year of the work was 1532. Judy wrote: "It was written of Calvin after the death of Servetus." She was referring to Schaff, the historian, writing about Calvin. Schaff wrote the quote that you republished. The criticism you wrote originally, was not about this quote, but about her earlier quote when she was asked to reference the source. That earlier quote was Schaff giving us one of his many references for material that exists and which he presumably has read and based his opinion upon. You claimed that this was not relevant because Schaff did not know who printed the book, nor the exact place of plublication, even though he knew the city and when the book was published. I think it is relevant because the source should not be discounted simply upon the basis that in 1532 there was no standard practice of printing in the book the name of the exact publisher. They didn't have ISBN numbers back then either, does that mean the source is not to be considered relevant? Please. Why are we wasting time straining at gnats? Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
