Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Teaser Tuesday (25 January)

Tuesday Teasin' time again, from Should Be Reading.

"They'll hang the fellow at Tyburn, and there will be an end to it."
"If he is found Guilty."
"Indeed. Your legal acuity never ceases to amaze me."
"I do not intend that he shall be found Guilty."
"A commendable position for the Counsel for the Defense. Bravissimo."

 p. 32-35, A Far Better Rest. Susanne Alleyn.

There are many variants among the more than fifty-three hundred early New Testament manuscripts and manuscript fragments that survived the Greek language alone (not to mention early Latin, Syriac, and Coptic translations). The oldest of them (from the second, third, and fourth centuries) are the most divergent. Granted, many of the variations among different manuscripts are not terribly significant. But a good number are. Some of these differences were no doubt the result of accidents, but some clearly were not. Early manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark, for example, offer four different endings. In the Greco-Roman world of the first and second centuries, long before copyright laws, works of literature quickly lost touch with their authors. They were copied, edited, supplemented, and distributed through decentralized, informal networks in ways that the writers could not anticipate or control.

p. 101, The Rise and Fall of the Bible: the Unexpected History of an Accidental Book, Timothy Beal.

11 comments:

  1. Interesting reading! Here is my teaser from Sharpshooter in Petticoats.

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  2. Love both teasers!

    Here's my Teaser! ~ Wendi

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  3. I hope you enjoy your books. Wanna see my Teaser for Tuesday?

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  4. I think I had this one on my wishlist a while ago but then forgot about it!

    I am sharing two teasers this week.

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  5. Intriguing teaser...your blog looks awesome, too.

    Here's my TT:

    http://rainysnowday.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/teaser-tuesdays-jan-25/

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  6. The teasers are interesting, and yes I had heard that about the book of Mark, I remember the one ending is not in the style of Mark's writing, so most feel it was added.

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  7. here's mine http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/01/teaser-tuesday-respect-me-rules.html

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  8. Great teasers! I was especially interested by the first.

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  9. Great teasers! Those both sound like wonderful reads. Especially The Rise and Fall of the Bible - I'm putting that one on my "new finds" list to check out (thanks).

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  10. New follower! Happy Teaser Tuesday!!! My teaser this week is for Mistwood by Leah Cypess which is currently discount on Amazon for only $6.50 for a new hardcover copy!!! I posted a link to the price! Finally, a great fantasy book that really feels like the older fantasy novels written by favorites like Tamora Pierce and Sharon Shinn!

    Sincerely,
    Emma Michaels
    http://EmmaMichaels.Blogspot.com

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  11. Fascinating!

    Here's Mine:
    http://sunnyreads.blogspot.com/2011/01/teaser-tuesday-beyond-shadows.html

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