I have finished a book entitled The Semitic Secret—How Biblical Authors Organized Their Books To Include Both Dictionary/Commentary and a Method to Disclose Scribal Errors. I am seeking feedback.
Bart contends that we cannot determine what has been deleted or added to the Bible. I have discovered that the Semitic authors were following a disciplined set of rules when composing their works. These principles enable us to know what has been added, and roughly what has been deleted. In other words, we largely can reconstruct the original texts.
I am including here a link to the main part of the book that lays out the rules and principles used by the Semitic authors. I demonstrate them with the Gospel of Mark and with a section from the Garden of Eden Allegory in Genesis.
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I intend to revise the book before showing it to Bart or to others. I would appreciate any feedback.
Thank you,
Robert
Having just finished Misquoting Jesus, may I suggest that you read it, too, RobertNorth. There is no question Professor Ehrman’s points are well established truths, not contentions, assumptions, points of view or whatever you may use to negate him. Also, he shows clearly how, without the original books, there is no way to know if copies are correct. The oldest best copy could well be based on a very bad copy from which that copy was copied.
Read Misquoting Jesus. You will understand better how there is no way to “recontruct” all aspects of the original texts.
I am not reacting to Bart’s detailed notes on Mark. I am asking you to read the first 63 pages and notice how I can tell where texts have been deleted, what they probably were, and where text has been added. My methodology speaks for itself. Unless you read the book, I cannot respond.
Thanks.
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