Variae sunt artes diaboli: A Curious Misunderstanding

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    Abstract

    According to a motto used by Ronald Hendel, “Variants are arts of the devil.” However these words, traced back to Laurentius Fabricius in 1625, turn out to rest on a misunderstanding of Fabricius’ words.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)284-284
    Number of pages3
    JournalVetus Testamentum
    Volume71
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

    Keywords

    • Ronald Hendel
    • Latin
    • Fabricius
    • variant readings
    • devil

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