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From: schmiul@uni-muenster.de (Ulrich Schmid)
Subject: Re: versions : what do you expect?
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I totally agree with Bob Waltz's reply to Jean Valentin's questions regarding 
projected editions of versions (both on Tue, 5 Nov 1996). I simply wish to 
emphasize the question of the Vorlage. Although not knowing Arabic, I, 
personally, would feel very uncomfortable with lists of alleged Greek variant 
readings stemming from arabic MSS without thoroughgoing examination of how they 
happened to get there. For example, if the Syriac descendence of (some?) Arabic 
Gospel MSS could be substantiated as the Syriac descendence of (some?) Armenian 
Gospel MSS, the Arabic MSS would give no independent testimony to the Greek 
text, unless there is strong evidence to the contrary (e.g., later revisions of 
the Arabic text with the assistance of other Syriac -presumably the first 
candidate to test- or Greek texts). An edition of any version that *bores* me 
with pros and cons of that sort on the bases of evidence will be appreciated.  
All too easy access to Greek texts without all the other evidence will not 
convert a single sceptic.

Ulrich Schmid, Muenster

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