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On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Hubert Arthur Bahr III wrote:

[quoting Jimmy Adair]

> > (1) Which text of a version should I use (i.e., is there a critical
> > text?)?
> > 
> > (2) What are the characteristics of the target language that reflect
> > aspects of the source language?
> > 
> > (3) What grammatical or stylistic features of the target language make it
> > difficult or impossible to represent the source language?
> > 
> > (4) What grammatical or stylistic features of the _version_ make it
> > unlikely that the _Vorlage_ can be reconstructed at a given point in the
> > text?
> > 
> > (5) What procedures should be followed to retrovert a versional text into
> > the source language?
> > 
> > (6) Where does a particular version fit within the textual stemma that
> > includes all the witnesses (as nearly as can be determined)?
> > 
> > These, it seems to me, are some of the questions that ought to be
> > addressed by anyone who wants to use versional evidence in textual
> > criticism.  No wonder the versions are so neglected!

I think Jimmy has well summarized the situation with versional evidence,
and these questions are all of great significance when working with
versional testimony.  Thank you Jimmy for this summary!

> It looks like a huge job.  What has been done to this point? And where
> could I go to prepare for such an undertaking?

There what been much work done on individual versions, but I think the
beginning point for anyone should be Metzger's "Early Versions of the NT"
book, with special attention given to the "Limitations" section regarding
the use of each version when attempting to determine its significance for
the restoration of the original text.

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Maurice A. Robinson, Ph.D.           Professor of Greek and New Testament
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary     Wake Forest, North Carolina
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