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by Peter Kirby
Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:08 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?
Replies: 107
Views: 16935

Re: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?

I have heard from a couple experts here myself. They have noted (a) that the character here starts out going southeast/northwest [atypical for sigma], (b) that the stroke is unbroken [not observed in sigmas], and (c) that the accent placed directly over the character is indicative in this case. A f...
by Peter Kirby
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?
Replies: 107
Views: 16935

Re: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?

But if you want a true apples-to-apples comparison, you can send me a higher quality version. For the purpose of apples-to-apples comparison, I have sent you a Google drive link with the (circa 300MB each) bitmap files of all three pages. I have additionally sent the same invitation link to Ken Ols...
by Peter Kirby
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:21 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
Replies: 10
Views: 214

Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?

It seems prima-facie improbable that Gregory Nazianzen and Gregory of Nyssa should collaborate on the invention of a fictional Macrina the supposed sister of Basil and Gregory of Nyssa. It may well be that much of what Gregory of Nyssa says about his sister is hagiography not history but that is an...
by Peter Kirby
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:24 am
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?
Replies: 107
Views: 16935

Re: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?

The manipulated images are capable of minimizing visual information that one's eye and brain can pick up to tell whether edges are created by a break in direction of the stroke or other factors, including especially the thickness of the line created by the ink of the pen, which in the case of the ch...
by Peter Kirby
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:36 am
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?
Replies: 107
Views: 16935

Re: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?

I have heard from a couple experts here myself. They have noted (a) that the character here starts out going southeast/northwest [atypical for sigma], (b) that the stroke is unbroken [not observed in sigmas], and (c) that the accent placed directly over the character is indicative in this case.
by Peter Kirby
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:29 am
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?
Replies: 107
Views: 16935

Re: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?

AdamKvanta wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:56 am How about this?
I don't think untrained use of image manipulation programs is the answer.
by Peter Kirby
Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:58 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Litwa on Marcion as ancient Mythicist
Replies: 47
Views: 1060

Re: Litwa on Marcion as ancient Mythicist

It is a brute fact that exactly one of : 1. The talmud and the Gospels refer to the same Jesus 2. The talmud and the Gospels do not refer to the same Jesus Is true. it is relative to the thought of the people. For example, Strömholm would answer that 1 is true, while Ellegard would answer that 2 is...
by Peter Kirby
Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Carrier - Goodacre conversation on the historicity of Jesus
Replies: 2
Views: 99

Re: Carrier - Goodacre conversation on the historicity of Jesus

A bunch of comments went up on Goodacre's blog here:

https://ntweblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/d ... rrier.html

Earl Doherty for example makes an appearance in the comment section.