17-08-2021, 11:58 PM
Well, that's the thing, isn't it? What was old is new again. And discovering or rediscovering these potential identifications is useful on its own. But it would be even better if some part of the VMs text could be shown to be the equivalent of some other relevant, pharmacological text.
There needs to be some basis of comparison, some repetition or some other structure in the VMs text, or word count to characterize the particular text; whatever paradigm applies. There needs to be a potential historical example of a plant monograph that would show these same textual qualities.
The recent investigation of the spiral text showed that the VMs text segment contained a sequence of triple repetition near the end. The proposed corresponding Biblical text did not have such a structure. For botanical investigation to be relevant to VMs linguistic investigation, it will probably require an example where the comparison of structural similarity is positive.
There needs to be some basis of comparison, some repetition or some other structure in the VMs text, or word count to characterize the particular text; whatever paradigm applies. There needs to be a potential historical example of a plant monograph that would show these same textual qualities.
The recent investigation of the spiral text showed that the VMs text segment contained a sequence of triple repetition near the end. The proposed corresponding Biblical text did not have such a structure. For botanical investigation to be relevant to VMs linguistic investigation, it will probably require an example where the comparison of structural similarity is positive.