01-02-2021, 07:22 PM
Well, not too far off topic - hopefully. The question is whether the Jonah image in the Ms. germ. text could have influenced the VMs, if that Jonah image is dated after 1450. If all parchment was made before 1438, then there would need to be a decade-plus lag between parchment production and VMs creation. On the other hand, if some of the parchment was made after 1438, that decreases the potential lag time. (Assuming there was a relationship between the two.)
The four parchment sample results occur along a timeline. And there is a fair amount of uncertainty inherent in the C-14 testing process. All the variation in test results could be the result of inaccuracies in the testing process (single source model). Or the variations could be a combination of an actual differences between samples combined with the testing inaccuracies (two source model). How can the investigator tell the difference between one-source and two-source models if the C-14 test can't distinguish between real chronological differences and inherent testing inaccuracies?
Anyway, thanks for your consideration.
The four parchment sample results occur along a timeline. And there is a fair amount of uncertainty inherent in the C-14 testing process. All the variation in test results could be the result of inaccuracies in the testing process (single source model). Or the variations could be a combination of an actual differences between samples combined with the testing inaccuracies (two source model). How can the investigator tell the difference between one-source and two-source models if the C-14 test can't distinguish between real chronological differences and inherent testing inaccuracies?
Anyway, thanks for your consideration.