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MrNyse195@eworld.com wrote:
>In your opinion, does his theory hold water? I have noticed that while
>Comfort quotes others NO ONE quotes him......

Comfort's Early Text Theory seems to violate the maxim that the earliest
reading is not necessarily the best reading.  (This is because preservation
and text families are both dependent on geography.)  But, to be fair, he
only argues that the earliest text should be accorded the presumption of
being the best reading, which in individual instances may be rebutted by
the normal eclectic methods.  Some Majority Text proponents advocate a
similar approach, but with the majority reading being accorded the
presumption.

When the evidence is inconclusive as it often seems to be, the name of the
game becomes: Who's got the burden of proof?

Stephen Carlson
-- 
Stephen C. Carlson, George Mason University School of Law, Patent Track, 4LE
scarlso1@osf1.gmu.edu              : Poetry speaks of aspirations, and songs
http://osf1.gmu.edu/~scarlso1/     : chant the words.  -- Shujing 2.35

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