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        Date: 2023-06-16 09:21:42+00:00
        From: Ferroni Manuela <ferroni.manuela@email.it>
        Subject: Re: [Humanist] 37.108: that thesis

Dear all,

what an interesting book (Knuth’s one)! I didn't know of its existence.
I'm sure it's a good way to feed my eyes and my spirit. However I'm not
sure of its scientific aspect.

3:16… of what? Of a critical edition of the Tanakh? 3:16 of the
Septuagint? Of the Vulgate?

And what about the greek additions to the meghillat Ester (just to give
an example): are they included in the verse count or not?

And what about the book of psalms? It has a double numeration… Which is
the chosen one and why? And what about the book of Isaiah? According to
Qumran or not? This list could go on and on…

The numbering of the chapters and verses of the Bible is merely
conventional and also varies considerably from one edition to another;
what's the point of extrapolating 3:16?

Best regards,

Manuela Ferroni



Il 2023-06-16 06:36 Humanist ha scritto:
> Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 37, No. 108.
>         Department of Digital Humanities, University of Cologne
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>
>
>
>
>         Date: 2023-06-15 07:06:02+00:00
>         From: Ken Friedman <ken.friedman.sheji@icloud.com>
>         Subject: Re: [Humanist] 37.103: that thesis
>
> Dear Manfred,
>
> In your note on Willard’s thesis, you mentioned Donald Knuth. You and
> others on
> this list may know of Knuth’s word on the Bible, but those who don’t
> will find
> Knuth’s book on interesting:
>
> Knuth, Donald E. 1991. 3: 16 Bible Texts Illuminated. Middleton,
> Wisconsin: A-R
> Editions, Inc.
>
> In this book, Knuth examined every “3:16” verse in the Bible. That is,
> he
> studied and wrote about Genesis 3:16, Exodus 3:16, Leviticus 3:16 and
> so on
> through the Old Testament. Then he went on through the New Testament
> from
> Matthew 3:16 to Revelation 3:16.
>
> The publisher describes the book this way: “What happens when a
> world-renowned
> computer scientist applies scientific methodology to studying the
> Bible, writes
> about his findings, and has some of the world's best calligraphers
> illustrate
> the work? The result is 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated, a treasure of
> profound
> biblical insight and enchanting calligraphy that will enlighten your
> mind, your
> eyes, and your spirit. Donald E. Knuth so loved the Bible that he
> dedicated five
> years of his life to creating this masterpiece. With it, you will learn
> about
> each 3:16 verse of the Bible, how it came to be written, and how it
> contributes
> to the wholeness of the Bible.”
>
> A fascinating work that bridges humanities with a scientific and
> possibly
> computational approach.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ken Friedman
>
>> On 15 Jun 2023, at 07:36, Humanist <humanist@dhhumanist.org> wrote:
>
>>    [1]    From: Manfred Thaller <manfred.thaller@uni-koeln.de>
>>           Subject: Re: [Humanist] 37.90: a thesis (223)
>
>> Some people look at a block of marble and see David,
>> most don’t; some look at a research question and see a data structure,
>> most don’t. That’s why you have incredibly many boring statues and
>> incredibly much uninspiring software. That Donald Knuth might support
>> this point of view encourages me: that he at the same time is
>> undoubtedly a highly gifted mathematician reassures me (“not that
>> incommensurable”).



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