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On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Nichael Cramer wrote:

> So, in short, my advice would be that, unless one were equipped to judge
> individual readings independently, this edition be taken primarily as an
> interesting curiosity.  OTOH it is only US$24.95; where else are you going
> to find a copy of the NT text of Sinaiticus for that price?  ;-)

I would note that the so-called "Concordant Greek NT", which remains in 
print, despite the poor and artificial nature of its interlinear 
translation (breaking all words into their component parts in order to 
get the "real" meaning), presents in old uncial type the combined text of 
Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, and Alexandrinus (2/3 = the resultant text).  

Wherever any one of those MSS deviates from the consensus text (or in a 
very few cases where all three go their separate ways), the differences 
are duly recorded in smaller uncial type above the line with note of 
which MS(S) deviate from the printed main text.  Also, all correctors or 
original hands are duly noted wherever they differ from the consensus 
text.  

Basically, with that edition, one could if desired reconstruct the 
entire text of any one of those three MSS.  The edition may be worthless 
for any other purpose aside from textual criticism, but in this regard, 
it is the best and cheapest edition of those three great uncials 
currently available.  I don't have the address at hand, but it can be 
ordered from the Concordant Publishing Concern somewhere in California at 
a very reasonable price.


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Maurice A. Robinson, Ph.D.           Assoc. Prof./Greek and New Testament
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary     Wake Forest, North Carolina
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