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Could someone please re-check and correct the CODEX transcripts?

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I've done some spot checking as well and the problems, I think, are more extensive. I'll DM Nathan with some thoughts on moving forward as well.

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Donald Cobb
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From what I've understood, the transcriptions are meant to accompany the manuscript images. In my experience, they shouldn't be used alone. Here's what you'll find in the readmes:   "Given t

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Great suggestions by @Abram K-J, @Lawrence and @darrylmy! I agree that periodic corrections would be much more helpful—and encouraging—for the users who send it correction reports. In the past I've se

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Guess scribal errors still happen today 🙂  

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On 9/12/2023 at 11:21 PM, Accordance Enthusiast said:

It looks like the Alexandrinus was confused with the Sinaiticus. Did they re-use the text of the Sinaiticus, or is it just a poor job?

 

Or, if Accordance Enthusiast is right, Alexandrinus should be completely scrapped and redone from scratch, starting from the correct electronic text.

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10 hours ago, robrecht said:

 

Or, if Accordance Enthusiast is right, Alexandrinus should be completely scrapped and redone from scratch, starting from the correct electronic text.

 

I wouldn't go so far as to say that, but the Greek mss (not just Alexandrinus) do need to be extensively proofed. I've often sent in spot corrections in the past that have been integrated. However, I have the impression that @Rex Koivisto, who headed up this project in the past, is no longer active. I could perhaps take on part of the corrections.

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