[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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