medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Quoting John Briggs <[log in to unmask]>:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Marjorie Greene wrote:
> >
> > In case anyone else was puzzled by "Afaik," and is too shy to ask, the
> > Cambridge dictionary explains it all:
> > INTERNET ABBREVIATION FOR as far as I know: used when you believe that
> > something is true, but you are not completely certain
> > Fascinating that internet lingo is making its way into dictionaries. I
> > wonder if paleographers bear such things in mind when they're
> > examining ancient texts and attempting to discover faruds...
>
> Tricky things, faruds...
>
> John Briggs
I don't know about paleographers, but in an attempt to prove that the Dead Sea
Documents are faruds, a few scholars have attempted to use just this method--
pointing out Medievalisms in the text and script. They are just not
convincing.
--V. K. Inman
>
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