medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Good day, eh?
Robert Kraft wrote:
> I don't understand the following claim from "Frank"
If one examines the number of manuscripts
including correspondence, lectionaries,
gospel copies, copies of various early
Christian works, etc. etc. etc., one discovers
an astonishing number of manuscripts from
a variety of sources, early collections,
and depositories. Yes, indeed, hundreds
are copies of, e.g. the first letter of
Paul to the church in Corinth. Thus the
question arises: Should these hundreds of
instances count hundreds of times or count
once? If the answer is "Once!" then of
course the writings of e.g. Plato are more
extensive than those of the early Christian
community. Simply pick up a copy of Plato's
collected works and compare its weight to
a copy of a New Testatment to realize
the truth of that judgement. However, many
historians have difficulty with the idea
that there is nothing of importance to be
said for the abundance of copies. I fall
in the latter class.
Back to my cell again. Keep those film rights
offers coming in.
Regards to all!
Frank
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