tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748362830077260120.post2373605531778596374..comments2023-06-22T00:57:11.689-07:00Comments on NT Textual Criticism: Estimates of Early MSS - Timothy J. Finneymr.scrivenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10295661257329405324noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748362830077260120.post-21721637869772955412016-05-14T22:00:15.624-07:002016-05-14T22:00:15.624-07:00Yes, he is. I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of ...Yes, he is. I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Saviour.<br /><br />Tim FinneyTim Finneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06917702868418937025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748362830077260120.post-34646418247690218502015-12-19T06:10:55.700-08:002015-12-19T06:10:55.700-08:00Is finney a christian?Is finney a christian?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785710814340316883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748362830077260120.post-1345565350080085592015-12-19T06:10:27.330-08:002015-12-19T06:10:27.330-08:00Is finney a christian?Is finney a christian?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785710814340316883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748362830077260120.post-20769047218250647112010-12-07T15:42:19.738-08:002010-12-07T15:42:19.738-08:00Great point. The overly large numbers are suspici...Great point. The overly large numbers are suspicious. <br /><br />Assuming that Greek-speaking Christians would operate in close communities rather than spread all over the empire, perhaps there was less demand and especially less resources for abundant manuscript production so early.<br /><br />I'm thinking about an underground church in which manuscripts were scarce, papyrus was only available in certain areas, and manuscripts took special skills to copy. Only apostles and disciples, pastors, elders would be in possession of community copies. <br /><br />Add to this the constant confiscation and destruction of copies by the Romans, and it is hard to imagine any large number of copies existing at any one time, no matter how fast they were manufactured...<br /><br />Peace<br />NazarooNazaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584331774685466296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748362830077260120.post-86499530387398073452010-12-06T11:57:16.295-08:002010-12-06T11:57:16.295-08:00Finney seems to be making an unwarranted assumptio...Finney seems to be making an unwarranted assumption here, viz., all churches in the 50-million-man Roman Empire would have been Greek-speaking. On the contrary, many congregations worshiped and read the Scriptures in other languages. Take, for the Schoyen Codex, the earliest extant manuscript for many portions of scripture--yet it is not Greek, but Sahidic.The White Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732782601569135839noreply@blogger.com