[B-Greek] Warning Re: Reliability of the Greek Text

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at ioa.com
Tue Aug 23 12:45:28 EDT 2005


This is really not the appropriate forum for discussion of these  
issues, as is clearly stated in the BG-FAQ; I would urge any list- 
member responding to point to the relevant helpful resources,  
standard reference works, on-line discussion lists, on-line  
discussions of TC --  and NOT attempt any personal response to the  
question.

On Aug 23, 2005, at 12:18 PM, Brian McCollough wrote:

>
> A friend recently questioned me about the veracity of the Greek text
> from which I have been performing my translation (UBS 3rd/4th ed.).  I
> have never been confronted by this question and have, somewhat  
> naively,
> always accepted the text to be very accurate with no  
> investigation.  Now
> that my own curiosity has been piqued, I am hoping that some of you
> might be able to point me to resources that will help me to have a  
> good
> understanding of the reliability of the provenance of the Greek text
> that we all know and love.
>
> As well, if you could provide some explanation as to why you have
> personally chosen the UBS and/or NA text, it would be greatly
> appreciated by this eager novice.
>
> Grace to you and peace,
> Brian McCollough
>
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Carl W. Conrad
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Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu or cwconrad2 at mac.com
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