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| Title: What does the Bible Say? A Question of Text Secondary Title: Reading Bibles, Writing Bodies: Identity and The Book Pages: 242-261 Type: Book Section Year: 1996 Abstract: Stratton, Beverly J. in: OTA 22.1 (1999), 14: "G. begins with the question, "What does the Bible say about how young David killed Goliath - with stone or sword (p. 242)?" A survey of English translations, Vulgate, Targum, Josephus, Pseudo-Philo, and LXX only complicates the question, leading to a review of McCarter's 1 Samuel commentary and source criticism on the matter. G. raises questions about the pursuit of "original" text and the meaning of "canon", cites the practices and precepts of various text critics (J. Hayes, S. Talmon, R. T. Beckwith), observes the paradox of the Protestant principle of Scripture over tradition, given that its very Scripture is precisely based on tradition, and wonders about his own quest - the politics that drive his own essay". |
