Technology and Grammar

Glendon M. Gross gross at xinetd.com
Fri Aug 16 12:01:38 EDT 2002


I'm curious about how this may play out in the study of the electronic
text.   Is there a possibility that electronic texts of the LXX might
be given a higher rank in recent writings than they actually deserve, when
considering
the extant manuscripts?   In particular, having just this week
installed the fonts to read the LXX on my PC,  I can't help wondering
whether it is better to read the text online at sites such as

http://www.pnc.com.au/~adjlstrong/ or
http://titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/grie/sept/sept.htm.

While I love the above sites because of the ability to view (and print)
large Greek fonts,  I can't help wondering if I might be better
off reading my recently acquired Bagster version.   (Third printing (c) June
1990.)
But it almost requires a magnifying glass to see the text!

It also seems to me that this discussion is reminiscent of
the effect of Gutenberg and the printing press on interpretation of the
Greek text.
As much as I love to read printed and typeset sources, I can't help
wondering if I need to go back to
the original tablets if I want to be able to make any significant
contribution to the work.

-----Original Message-----
From: c stirling bartholomew [mailto:cc.constantine at worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 8:45 AM
To: Biblical Greek
Subject: [b-greek] Re: Technology and Grammar


At 12:51 PM +0000 8/16/02, Mark Wilson wrote:

>> I was rethinking some of the findings by Rod Decker on the
>> use of the Present and Aorist in GMark. It appeared, although
>> I could be wrong, that Rod conducted this research the old
>> fashion way.

Wrong,

Rod Decker is just about the most high tech scholar you will ever run into.
He maintains both platforms MAC/Windows so he can use all the best tools.

As for any messianic notions about technology, one should carefully compare
the quality of scholarship in the late 1800's to the late 1900's. There will
always be incurable "progressives" who think the gadgets can replace
thought.

Clay



--
Clayton Stirling Bartholomew
Three Tree Point
P.O. Box 255 Seahurst WA 98062



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