tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post7861325309399737481..comments2024-03-03T21:51:46.662-05:00Comments on stylos: Eastern Orthodoxy, the Enlightenment, and the Text of ScriptureJeffrey T. Riddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374856944409335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-82919162113925050122017-07-28T22:13:09.173-04:002017-07-28T22:13:09.173-04:00Thanks for the comment Noah. The TR is the Greek N...Thanks for the comment Noah. The TR is the Greek NT text represented in the printed editions of the Reformation era, which became the basis for the Protestant vernacular translations. It consists of a line leading through Erasmus (2nd ed.), Stephanus, and Beza (Greek texts). Among English translations, it is reflected in Tyndale, Geneva, and KJV. It is NOT identical with the Byzantine or Majority text.<br /><br />So, think of three options: Majority Text (or Byzantine), TR, and modern-critical text.<br /><br />In most cases the Majority Text and the TR agree (cf. the doxology of the Lord's Prayer [Matt 6:13b]; the ending of Mark; and the PA [John 7:53--8:11], et al).<br /><br />But in other cases the Majority Text and the TR do not agree (cf. Acts 8:37; the CJ [1 John 5:7b-8a]; et al).<br /><br />The point here is that in Eastern Orthodoxy we essentially have the remnant of the Greek-speaking church that was not wiped out by the rise of Islam, but the NT text they prefer is not the Majority Text but the TR. I suggest this is so, in part, because the Eastern church did not experience the Enlightenment fueled push to "reconstruct" the traditional text that took place in the West.Jeffrey T. Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374856944409335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-58066440488354243692017-07-28T21:55:27.352-04:002017-07-28T21:55:27.352-04:00Thanks for the comment MJ. That's a pretty pes...Thanks for the comment MJ. That's a pretty pessimistic view of human nature you express there. Sounds downright Pauline/Augustinian/Calvinistic....<br />Jeffrey T. Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374856944409335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-31149457358311939542017-07-28T09:14:26.861-04:002017-07-28T09:14:26.861-04:00Question: How would the TR of Eastern Orthodoxy di...Question: How would the TR of Eastern Orthodoxy differ from what Maurice Robinson calls the Byzantine Text?<br /><br />In general, I'm having difficulty understanding <i>precisely</i> what TR Preferencialists mean when they refer too the TR. Some seem to refer to it as a specific fixed critical text (i.e., Scrivener's Textus Receptus). At other times, it seems to refer to a broader textual tradition or text stream.Noahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-72365419709345677162017-07-27T15:56:05.724-04:002017-07-27T15:56:05.724-04:00Not likely, if I understand this missive and human...Not likely, if I understand this missive and human nature correctly. Most people who are in positions of authority read the Scriptures with a preconceived notion of the meaning. They're looking for support for their understanding, and are reluctant to read Scripture with an open mind.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.com