11-21-2008, 09:31 PM
Tkanks, Andrew.
I am just trying to learn more about the various texts of the Aramaic New Testament. I don't in amy way disagree with any of your positions.
I am certainly not "searching to in a way validate scientifically Bauscher's non-code beliefs in a "perfect Peshitta". In fact, I showed that Dave Bauscher's Bible code exploits were faulty. Unfortunately, they misled him to a tenacious faith in a text that he happened to get by chance, the ONLINE BIBLE "Peshitta". That resulted in his personal belief that that text was the one true and perfect text down to the single character. In his books he states that he is using "The 1905 Syriac Peshitta New Testament (UBS) critivcal edition" that has exactly 461,094 letters and is perfect and infallible!
I certainly don't believe him to be correct, but I don't think he will relent in his position no matter what proof is presented. The Bible Code junk in the beginning of his tramslations and in his appendices may make the whole Aramaic Bible movement seem somewhat goofy to many readers. Too bad. I think his tramslation work is quite good!
What I am trying to do is categorize the texts in my own mind and learn more abour their differences.
Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Otto
P.S. I have e-mailed you the PDF text of the ONLINE BIBLE version of "The 1905 Syriac Peshitta New Testament ". This text is in the public domain. Do you think Paul would like to add it to the PDF collection at Peshitta.org?
I am just trying to learn more about the various texts of the Aramaic New Testament. I don't in amy way disagree with any of your positions.
I am certainly not "searching to in a way validate scientifically Bauscher's non-code beliefs in a "perfect Peshitta". In fact, I showed that Dave Bauscher's Bible code exploits were faulty. Unfortunately, they misled him to a tenacious faith in a text that he happened to get by chance, the ONLINE BIBLE "Peshitta". That resulted in his personal belief that that text was the one true and perfect text down to the single character. In his books he states that he is using "The 1905 Syriac Peshitta New Testament (UBS) critivcal edition" that has exactly 461,094 letters and is perfect and infallible!
I certainly don't believe him to be correct, but I don't think he will relent in his position no matter what proof is presented. The Bible Code junk in the beginning of his tramslations and in his appendices may make the whole Aramaic Bible movement seem somewhat goofy to many readers. Too bad. I think his tramslation work is quite good!
What I am trying to do is categorize the texts in my own mind and learn more abour their differences.
Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Otto
P.S. I have e-mailed you the PDF text of the ONLINE BIBLE version of "The 1905 Syriac Peshitta New Testament ". This text is in the public domain. Do you think Paul would like to add it to the PDF collection at Peshitta.org?