tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882760792451007849.post2507781494352238843..comments2024-01-21T02:41:00.325-05:00Comments on NT Pod: NT Pod 8: The Alternative Number of the BeastMark Goodacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882760792451007849.post-56236987452559227572009-10-05T16:31:10.035-04:002009-10-05T16:31:10.035-04:00Good discussion. Revelation is a doosey to get th...Good discussion. Revelation is a doosey to get through, but when done with careful exegesis, it provides some beautiful images of we have to look forward to. As far as 666 vs 616, I would ask Dr. Marvin Pate to write a book about it. I'm sure he'd be delighted.Eric Mahfouzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748615586040713183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882760792451007849.post-67747269514318073222009-08-14T09:29:44.418-04:002009-08-14T09:29:44.418-04:00Oh, of course! D'Oh! Thanks for the clarific...Oh, of course! D'Oh! Thanks for the clarification. It's easier to get away with such things in teaching!Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882760792451007849.post-67220518476417487092009-08-14T09:26:20.003-04:002009-08-14T09:26:20.003-04:00Hi Mark,
Very smooth.
Just a note: Not all manuscr...Hi Mark,<br />Very smooth.<br />Just a note: Not all manuscripts use a letter-based numerical abbreviation system (which seems to be implied about half way through). Some mss do write out the words in full (as suggested in NA27, and I just confirmed Sinaiticus from the images on the web) [of course they are still using Greek letters!].Peter M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379103292621457026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882760792451007849.post-53877549416701714812009-08-12T08:36:51.893-04:002009-08-12T08:36:51.893-04:00Excellent point, Brian. 666 it is, then.Excellent point, Brian. 666 it is, then.Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882760792451007849.post-65553676642162246532009-08-12T08:34:11.114-04:002009-08-12T08:34:11.114-04:00I was tracking with you on the textual variant pos...I was tracking with you on the textual variant possibility until I remembered my Doctor Who. 'The Satan Pit' episode has the name of the base transforming into the number 666. So, if the sanctuary base were transforming into 616 then I would give the variant more credibility because RTD couldn't get it wrong.J. Brian Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188059695822367055noreply@blogger.com