Dear B-greekers, I know that this list is B-greek and not B-latin, but I have a question. Why does _Novum Testamentum Latine_ edited by the Alands exist? It seems to be nothing more than a retroversion into Latin of NA26/27. Every place that I've checked for variant readings (I admit that I haven't checked that many) has the reading accepted in the Greek text of NA26/27 even if that reading is not the true reading of the Vulgate. What purpose would such a retroversion serve? The existence of NTL is certainly not justified by its apparatus. The apparatus is _not_ a collation of the best and most ancient mss. Rather it is a collation of 16th and 20th century editions of the Vulgate. IMHO this limits its value greatly. Admittedly, I do not read Latin very well. Perhaps I have missed something in the Alands' introduction. I do not understand why the Alands spent so much time and effort on this book. Can anyone enlighten me? Richard Ghilardi -- qodeshlayhvh@juno.com New Haven, CT USA Nibai kaurno hwaiteis gadriusando in airtha gaswiltith, silbo ainata aflifnith: ith jabai gaswiltith, manag akran bairith. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. --- B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [jwrobie@mindspring.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu