Accents in ancient manuscripts

Jim West jwest at Highland.Net
Sat Jun 20 09:34:55 EDT 1998


At 05:30 PM 6/19/98 +1000, you wrote:
>Can somebody answer this for me:  Were accents (and/or breathings) part
>of the original manuscripts?   

no.

>They're in my greek bible, and some
>variants have slightly different accents to others; but when I've seen
>the odd photocopy of an ancient manuscript, it is in capitals
>(=uncials???) and has no visible accents.

Right.  The accents are aids to the reader.

>So are they in the original - or not?  And if not, why bother learning
>them?
>

Because they help in word pronunciation- though now you have to decide if
you want to be an erasmian!

>Thanks!
>
>Tim (a newish student of exegesis...)
>

Jim
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Jim West, ThD
Pastor, Petros Baptist Church
Adjunct Professor of Bible,
Quartz Hill School of Theology

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