On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Rev. David G. Peters wrote:
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> Therefore, since Migne's Patrologia
> Graeca/Latina are not critical editions as such, they are of
> little value. I'm curious as to what other scholars think about
> Migne's value.
Granted, modern critical editions are often better than what you find in
Migne, but for many important authors Migne remains the only game in town,
unless you want to go back ad fontes yourself and do your own critical
edition. It has been done before and is always a beneficial exercise for
the critic and theologian. So I wouldn't rule out Migne unless you have a
modern critical edition at hand, and even then I'd check each against the
other. Migne (or maybe the editions he [ahem] borrowed) will occasionally
give you a pleasant surprise.
And now that Migne is on cd-rom using it is a snap.
Best wishes,
MW
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