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On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, dwilkins@ucr.campus.mci.net (Don Wilkins) wrote:

>Maurice wrote:
>
>>To tell the truth, I totally ignore the "certainty grades", since in
>>reality they basically reflect the vote of the 5-member committee

[snip]

>
>Maurice's point is well-taken, given the likelihood that many Greek
>students (and perhaps not a few translators) take the grades seriously. On
>the other hand, I think Metzger's _Textual_Commentary_ is very interesting
>and helpful, especially since he includes (mostly his own) dissenting
>opinions. I only wish the commentary were complete.

I see two sides to this question. Since I often disagree with UBS, I
don't see much inherent value in the certainty grades. But they *do*
give insight into the minds of the editors. You can usually accept
their reasoning on "A" grades. Their "B" class is terrible; it ranges
from readings that are certain to readings that are flat-out wrong.
(IMHO, of course.) "C" and "D" a little bit better; these readings
generally DO require you to stop and think a while.

Bob Waltz
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