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What is your impression of who Basilides was and what he was trying to do in his writing?

For you to pretend to limit his expertise suchly, after extolling it repeatedly, is amoral. Your dishonesty is saddening. The more the "moderation" here is biased, the more scholarly progress will occur elsewhere. Consider this a report of biased "moderation"--but you may move i...

StephenGoranson wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:54 pm The more the "moderation" here is biased, the more scholarly progress will occur elsewhere.

You haven't even reported any posts.

StephenGoranson wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:37 pm Your dishonesty is saddening.

Take a break. You're not thinking clearly.

It seems reasonable to make these distinctions.

Although the question of whether they are both "paleographical" or not is merely semantic.

I'm suggesting that "deflection" could characterize how we've gone a whole page without answering this:

Peter Kirby wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:15 am The question becomes which arguments are persuasive that it was:

"a modern, later, anomalous imitation of c.18th-century handwriting"

So you are claiming motive and misrepresenting me to claim that I'm misrepresenting T.

Bravo. Much scholarship.

Your koans are deflection. I don't know why we're even typing here lol.

StephenGoranson wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:26 am Incorrect.

What's correct according to you?

If I understand correctly, the "18th century" paleographical conclusion - which could be imitation or genuine - isn't the main concern.

If I understand correctly, paleography does not include the study of whether a hand is instead a deliberate attempt at imitation.