Authorship in Historical Perspective and Its Bearing on New Testament and Early Christian Texts and Contexts

Botha, Pieter J.J.

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“…This consideration is especially important given that some of the evidence that Richards produces has not been adequately engaged by those who reject secretarial license. The idea of co-authorship is one the needs further engagement, particularly in light of the emphasis that has recently been placed on the collective nature of the compositional process in antiquity (e.g., Botha 2009; Butticaz 2016; although, cf. Prior 1996: 88, who criticizes Richards for ‘not distinguish[ing] adequately between the activity of the co-author of a letter, and that of a secretary’).…”

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The Amanuensis Hypothesis in New Testament Scholarship: Its Origin, Evidential Basis, and Application

Williams

2023

Currents in Biblical Research

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For centuries, the authorship claims of certain New Testament epistles have been defended by postulating the use of a secretary. According to the amanuensis hypothesis, secretaries in the Greco-Roman world were afforded varying degrees of compositional freedom during the letter-writing process. Proponents of this view maintain that such a consideration invalidates the practice of making authenticity judgments based on the style or even content of a given letter. To better understand the merits and limitations of the amanuensis hypothesis, this article outlines its earliest formulations, traces the development of its evidential basis, and examines the various ways it has been applied within modern authorship debates.

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The Amanuensis Hypothesis in New Testament Scholarship: Its Origin, Evidential Basis, and Application

Williams

2023

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“…This personification of research, this identification of science with the figure of the 'expert' in the field may sound quite distant to us, who are accustomed or-grown used-to consider science as a collaborative effort carried out by research teams, countless individuals worldwide [59], whose efforts sum up to a significant force capable of gathering the staggering amount of data that make up current research in all its refined nuances, but whose contribution is also necessarily diluted in such a vast sea [60]. And this simple statement, the opening statement of this research paper, which begins with a single personal noun, may certainly sound odd, like an echo from a distant era [61]. It could be objected that the relatively less complex research methods available at the time required smaller teams, hence, smaller authorships and a more direct identification of research with individual scholars.…”

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Change in Format, Register and Narration Style in the Biomedical Literature: A 1948 Example

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Guizzardi

2020

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Scientific communication has evolved over time and the formats of scientific writing, including its stylistic modules, have changed accordingly. Research articles from the past fit a research world that had not been taken over by the internet, electronic searches, the new media and even the science mass production of today and reflect a reality where scientific publications were designed to be read and appreciated by actual readers. It is therefore useful to have a look back to what science looked like in the past and examine the biomedical literature from older archives because several features of those publications may actually harbor vital insights for today’s communication. Maintaining a vivid awareness of the evolution of science language and modalities of communication may ensure a better and steadfast progression and ameliorate academic writing in the years to come. With this goal in mind, the present commentary set out to review a 1948 scientific report by I.L. Bennett Jr, entitled “A study on the relationship between the fevers caused by bacterial pyrogens and by the intravenous injection of the sterile exudates of acute inflammation”, which appeared in the Journal of Experimental Medicine in September 1948.

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Silent Reading in Antiquity and the Future History of the Book

McCutcheon¹

2015

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Book historians have long insisted that silent reading was a rare or nonexistent practice in classical antiquity. This belief runs counter to much research in the field of Classics. In this paper, I offer a critical review of the evidence and the scholarship concerning reading in antiquity before offering an explanation for these conflicting views on the subject. I argue that this debate reveals much about the epistemology of book history as a discipline; in addition, I demonstrate how a more nuanced understanding of ancient reading culture can have surprising implications for the future of the book.

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Authorship in Historical Perspective and Its Bearing on New Testament and Early Christian Texts and Contexts

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The Amanuensis Hypothesis in New Testament Scholarship: Its Origin, Evidential Basis, and Application

The Amanuensis Hypothesis in New Testament Scholarship: Its Origin, Evidential Basis, and Application

Change in Format, Register and Narration Style in the Biomedical Literature: A 1948 Example

Silent Reading in Antiquity and the Future History of the Book

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