[sword-devel] NA27 module question

[Don A. Elbourne Jr.]

You are not the first to present this skewed logic. We need an FAQ. The
NA27/UBS4 are eclectic critical texts compiled from scores of manuscripts.
The work is done by vocational scholars. (1 Timothy 5:18) While there is a
goal of being faithful to the originals, no one claims that they have
achieved an inerrant reconstruction. If you pick up a print edition, the
critical apparatus attests to hundreds of textual variants. These variants
have been weighed by the vocational scholars and they have given their
professional assessment, based upon years of study.  In other words, the
NA27/UBS4 are not simply copies of 2000 year old public domain texts that
money grubbing infidels have locked for their filthy gain.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <chris@bitmead.com>
To: <sword-devel@crosswire.org>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:04 PM
Subject: [sword-devel] NA27 module question


>
> A question for the curious about the NA27 UBS4 module... Why is it
> subject to copyright restriction?  Obviously the editors would claim
> that every effort has been made that it should be identical to the
> original 2000 year old writing. If they claimed copyright they'd also
> have to claim and show that the edition is not the same as issued 2000
> years ago.
>
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