Kaboris Manuscript

[Paul Younan]

Shlama Akhi Stephen,

Hi Paul:
Thanks for the historical background. Does this mean that the Khaboris Manuscript is an 11th Century copy of a well worn extant Fifth Century Manuscript?
(internal documentation-approx. year 325 C.E. + 100 years).

Warm Regards,
Stephen

I went back and re-read the colophon and I don't find any reference at all to "100 years" - I think somebody is making that part up. It simply refers to the original copy being made during the Great Persecution, which would make the Khabouris an 11th-century copy of a well worn 4th century manuscript, which was most likely a copy of the very original 1st-century manuscripts.

So with the Khabouris we have, I believe, a 3rd-generation text which was very close to the original since only 2...or a maximum or 3 scribes in total had their hands in there. That's why its so valuable. It's only the 3rd link in the chain. <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->