Here are the release notes for the most recent instalment of the
Amsterdam Database.
General
Compared to the previous release (
2017-4), 36 conjecture records were added (
cj16428 to
cj16463), together with 344 history records (
s28548 to
s28791). The total number of true conjectures (not an editorial alternative; not misunderstood) is now 6064 (out of 6463 conjecture records). The total number of history records is 18791.
An interesting new conjecture is
cj16456 by Constantine Simonides. It concerns a reading he included in several of his forgeries which in reality expresses his conviction on what the Greek text in Matt 19:24 should be.
Noteworthy corrections and additions
cj11261 on Matt 24:36 is now marked as "misunderstood," since its author, Owen, already appeals to manuscript attestation that he knows of.
For
cj14068 on Rom 6:19 an earlier author than Moffatt has been identified, namely Wall (1730). This identification prevents the conjecture from being marked as misunderstood, which should have been done if Moffatt had remained the earliest author, since in his days the attestation of the omission in B03 was well known. Wall only refers to versional attestation (the Peshitta).
cj14070 on 1 Cor 14:33-36 was recorded incorrectly (though the citation makes clear what must be intended): the transposition is to after 1 Cor 14:40, not 1 Cor 13:40.
Acknowledgements
We express our thanks to colleagues who brought fresh information to our attention: Peter Gurry, Peter Head, Dora Panella, Marco Rotman, David Harold Warren, and Tommy Wasserman.
