tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346409181794331060.post4228501921947726153..comments2024-03-20T12:35:12.828-04:00Comments on The Text of the Gospels: Ancient Manuscripts Are Not Necessarily More Reliable James Snapp Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493891380752272603noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346409181794331060.post-54185818628407821802017-10-04T21:16:00.980-04:002017-10-04T21:16:00.980-04:00Yes, the sloppy COPYIST could be prolific, but wou...Yes, the sloppy COPYIST could be prolific, but would his slop be copied as promiscuously as the careful copies?<br />The original Nestle GNT was published as a cheap, royaltee-free compilation to compete with the TR in the manual copy market. Once having dethroned the TR, it eventually it grew into the Nestle-Aland series, ringed with legal moats and ramparts to the extent that you can't even find a copy of it online. But it still outsells the TR. The White Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732782601569135839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346409181794331060.post-64145817684861757222015-09-02T10:23:49.465-04:002015-09-02T10:23:49.465-04:00A careless copyist could also be more prolific in ...A careless copyist could also be more prolific in the number of copies he produced, since he would spend less time checking and comparing his work. Consequently, there would be more of his copies in circulation than those of a conscientious copyist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692103839686653416noreply@blogger.com