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Ars Poetica, Remembering A. E. Housman, 2
Ars Poetica, Remembering A.E. Housman, 2 By Darrell Sutton III The prolongation of the Great War did not hinder Housman’s scholarly duties. Volume 3 in his series on Manilius was issued in 1916. He offered advise to aspirant poets. He … Continue reading
The Incomparable Gilbert Highet
The Incomparable Gilbert Highet R.J.Ball, The Classical Legacy of Gilbert Highet, Lockwood Press, 2021. Pp. I-IVI; 1-104. $34.95, reviewed by Darrell Sutton Great scholars need biographers to tell their stories, to disclose information that would not be made available otherwise. In recent … Continue reading
Ancient Greek Dialects
Ancient Greek Dialects Heinrich von Siebenthal, Ancient Greek Grammar for the Study of the Greek New Testament (2019), Peter Lang Pp. x-xxii; 1-738, reviewed by Darrell Sutton The study of ancient Greek grammar is a specialism requiring particular powers of … Continue reading
The Epistle to the Romans, Part IV
The Epistle to the Romans, Part IV by Darrell Sutton Literacy in the ancient Greco-Roman Republic was more widespread than in some other civilizations. Oxyrhynchus papyri-texts are extant and confirm that assertion. Depending on the writings one studied, the culture … Continue reading
The New Oxford Annotated Bible
The New Oxford Annotated Bible 5thedition, Oxford University Press, fully revised and expanded, NRSV with Apocrypha. Pp. xxiii, 2416, ISBN: 978-0190276096. $95.00., reviewed by Darrell Sutton When Early Modern English was becoming the vernacular speech, Edward VI (1537-1553) removed restrictions … Continue reading
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Statius’ Silvae
Statius’ Silvae Specifics regarding the life of Publius Papinius Statius (c.45 AD-96 AD) are for the most part derived from material in the Silvae. Scholars believe that Statius’ biography is recoverable. Perhaps, but most scholarly conclusions are of the speculative … Continue reading
Postscript on St Paul’s “Anti-Semitism”
Postscript on St Paul’s “anti-Semitism” by Darrell Sutton In two previous papers I introduced a letter of the Apostle Paul to Christians in Rome. The letter was written in the first century AD. Some of the recipients may have been … Continue reading
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The Epistle to the Romans, Part 2
The Epistle to the Romans, Part 2 translated by Darrell Sutton INTRODUCTION In a previous QR posting on October 10, 2017, I published some preliminary remarks on Paul’s Letter to the Romans. Those comments consisted of prefatory matter for a … Continue reading
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The Revision, Revised Again
The Revision, Revised Again THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT, eds., D. Jongkind, P. J. Williams et al., produced at Tyndale House, Cambridge; published by Crossway and Cambridge University Press (2017), Pp. 526 I Every critical Greek New Testament must satisfy two … Continue reading
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The Epistle of Paul to the Romans, Part III
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE ROMANS, PART III [i] By Darrell Sutton In the study of ancient Christian texts students are obliged to investigate wider settings such as social and cultural histories and imperial policies. The text of Romans fascinates … Continue reading →
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