[B-Greek] D Acts 15,7

Maurice A. O'Sullivan mauros at iol.ie
Mon Sep 13 07:16:19 EDT 2004


At 03:41 13/09/2004, Stephen C. Carlson wrote:

>What's the difference between a scribe and a copyist in this context?

 >> The word 'scribe' in Hebrew, Greek, and other languages had a wide 
range of meaning that changed over time and could denote several social 
roles. The closest English equivalent is the term 'secretary,' which refers 
to roles from that of a typist to a cabinet officer at the highest level of 
government <<
[ ABD ]

Alcuin of York was a scribe, who as abbot in Tours directed the scriptorium 
there. Was he different to the copyists in training in the school attached 
to the scriptorium? If I had used the term "learned cleric" or "scholar", 
would that have made a difference?

Maurice A. O'Sullivan  [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros at iol.ie





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