From: Bill.Carlson@p0.f18.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Bill Carlson)
Newsgroups: alt.messianic
Subject: Shem Tov Version Of Matthew
Date: 23 Dec 92 00:30:05 GMT
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To: wvanweer@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu

 WV> Date: 17 Dec 92 15:07:41 GMT
 WV> Organization: Washington State University
 WV> Message-ID: <1992Dec17.150741.29815@serval.net.wsu.edu>
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 WV> Well, I still would like to see some scholarly references to the
 Wv> Shem Tov found in the last five years.

 WV> I have found one interesting article regarding the duTillet,...

          Then Shem Tov was discovered as having an ancient, 1st cent.
     Mishnaic-Hebrew, base during the last 5 or so years by the same
     George Howard that you are quoting on the DuTillet version.  The
     DuTillet is regarded as "old" but not ancient.  There are some
     ways that the two versions align, but for the most part, the Shem
     Tov shows evidence of having been an ancient origional composition
     of Matthew, rather than a take-off of any Greek, or even an
     ancient Syriac version.
          The Old Syriac, Sinnaticus #30, [not the Peshitta] is rather
     more well know btw..., referred to the in NKJV ect., as it was
     discovered at the turn of this century, and it includes 2
     manuscripts of Matthew thru John in Biblical Aramaic from aprox.
     late second to early third cent's AD/Ce called the Sinai-
     Palimpsest and the Curetonian version, respectively.  Titled
     Evangelion Da-MePharreshe, F. Crawford Burkitt, M.A.  Cambridge
     University Press, 1904 [out of print].
          But back to the Shem Tov.  There are plenty of "scholarly
     references" to it.  For example, you might want to read the review
     in BIBLE REVIEW [Winter 1986] by George Howard pages 15-25:
          New evidence indicates that the Gospel of Matthew was an
     original Hebrew composition.  Indeed, it it now possible to
     recover much of this original Hebrew composition from an extant
     manuscript ...{aprox. 10 pages of material here in BR w.86}... The
     similarities in arrangement and wording of the Hebrew and Greek
     texts of Matthew clearly suggest that one text served as a model
     for the other. {...} ...(S.T.)...was written as an origional
     composition, not as a translation.
          Or if you prefer, read the entire evidence yourself in
     George Howards book, where he gives a convincing argument that
     it is indeed an ancient Mishnaic-Hebrew origional composition
     underlaying the Shem Tov manuscript[s].  Citing varient Hebrew
     substratum for the Greek, puns, word connections, and alliteration
     that would be unique to a Hebrew origional, comparison with
     various ancient Hebrew versions and quotes, including the 2nd cent
     quotes of the first century Good-News of the Natzratim, ect...., &
     including the entire text in Hebrew, with an English translation:
          The Gospel Of Matthew According To A Primative Hebrew Text,
     by George Howard, Proff. of religion University of Georgia, Mercer
     University Press, Macon, Georgia 31207.  [Peeters] copyright @
     1987.
          There is a lot more to it than this, but I'm kind of pressed
     for time to do much more on this subject right now, hopefully that
     will steer you in the right direction.

... 012 Think not that I am come to annul the Torah or the Prophets: 210        
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