From: James H. Vellenga (jhv0@mailhost.viewlogic.com)
Date: Thu Oct 30 1997 - 11:37:14 EST
>
> Since this comment occurs in a footnote anyways, could I just lift your
> paragraph, and insert it as a quote in the footnote? I would probably do it
> something like this:
>
> Erasmian pronunciation. This is the pronunciation used here, and is based on
> the way that a medieval monk named Erasmus liked to pronounce Greek. It is
> almost certainly quite different from the way Greek was pronounced at the
> time of the New Testament, but it is widespread among scholars, and it has
> the advantage that every letter is pronounced, which makes it easy to grasp
> the spelling of words.
>
> Note: Carl Conrad says, "<your quote here>".
>
> Note: I agree with all of this. But he is STILL a medieval monk!
>
Well, maybe not. The Middle Ages is often dated as
"the period in European history between antiquity and
the Renaissance, often dated from A.D. 476 to 1453."
Erasmus lived from c.1466-1536, so that puts him in the
Renaissance period -- which accords with Carl's description
of him. My dictionary describes him as a "Dutch Renaissance
scholar and theologian," which is actually more of how I
think of him.
Regards,
Jim Vellenga
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