Subject: Re: Two variants of Sinai Arabic 71

From: "Jean Valentin" <[email-masked]>
Date: 23 Nov 96 18:10:51 +0100

Ulrich Schmid wrote:

> As far as I can see, the most likely explanation for the omission of Mk
> 7,34 is 
> Homoioteleuton in the Greek Vorlage:
> KAI<ANABLEPSAS...KAI>HNOIGHSAN...; MS 1424 
> omitted KAI<ANABLEPSAS...KAI>LEGEI AUTW...
> Within the paratactic (KAI...KAI...KAI...) parts of Mark this type of 
> homoioteleuton is not uncommon

I agree that this is surely the best explanation, and probably also another
proof of the carelessness of the translator.