tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845070278354127496.post5147359192554772004..comments2023-03-27T01:57:23.635-07:00Comments on Material Scripture: Report from a Visit to the Concordia Seminary Rare Book Archivesdaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16922091549713253119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845070278354127496.post-41725972160491864552010-06-14T15:42:01.286-07:002010-06-14T15:42:01.286-07:00Luke - you make a good observation, though I think...Luke - you make a good observation, though I think this is less a case of the project itself shifting, and more me learning/backfilling the whole "rare books" discourse and then trying to figure out how it fits into the Material Scripture project. The main question I went into the Concordia conversation asking, namely, "Why does Bach's signature make this particular Bible special," was not able to be answered yet, so I improvised and explored. I will still be pursuing that question - and that *is* a more contemporary question. All to say, I take your point, but I still think there is a focus to M.S. that is not simply becoming ecclesiastical history/ history of the book (though both of those are interesting to me as well)daulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922091549713253119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845070278354127496.post-77949087748436427372010-06-14T08:49:56.396-07:002010-06-14T08:49:56.396-07:00David,
This is becoming less and less of a 21st ...David,<br /><br /> This is becoming less and less of a 21st century project you describe as Material Scripture, and more and more classical history of the Book; the kinds of questions you are asking are very basic ecclesiastical history issues. I'm not trying to be derisory, what I am trying to point out is that your project seems to be transmogrifying around you.<br /><br /> LukeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com