Walter Thiele

From Textus Receptus

Walter Thiele (born September 6, 1923 in Meßdorf ; † July 19, 2016 in Sigmaringen ) was a German Protestant theologian.

Life

After receiving his doctorate in Tübingen on June 15, 1956 ( investigations into the ancient Latin texts of the three Johannesbriefe ) and his habilitation in 1960, he became a private lecturer there in 1964 and an adjunct professor in 1970 . From 1952 to 2005 he worked at the Vetus Latina Institute in Beuron.

Literature

Vocabulary research on the Latin texts of the letters of John (= Vetus Latina. The remains of the old Latin Bible. Volume 2). Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1958, OCLC 781600641 (also dissertation, Tübingen 1956). The Latin texts of the 1st letter of Peter (= Vetus Latina. The remains of the old Latin Bible. Volume 5). Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1965, OCLC 781600641 (also habilitation thesis, Tübingen 1960). (Ed.): Epistulae Catholicae (= Vetus Latina. The remains of the old Latin Bible. Volume 26.1). Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1969, OCLC 257479460 . (Ed.): Sapientia Salomonis (= Vetus Latina. The remains of the old Latin Bible. Volume 11.1). Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1985, OCLC 263186766 . (Ed.): Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) (= Vetus Latina. The remains of the old Latin Bible. Volume 11.2). Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2005, OCLC 258030633 .

Johannine Comma

Walter Thiele allows for a Greek origin of the Comma, before Cyprian. Raymond Brown summarizes: "Thiele, Beobachtungen 64-68, argues that the additions in 1 John may have a Greek basis, for sometimes a plausible early chain can be constructed thus: Cyprian, Pseudo-Cyprian, Augustine, Pseudo-Augustine, Spanish Vulgate (especially Isidore of Seville and Theodolfus)."

Michael Maynard said of Walter Thiele:

“Walter Thiele was my professor at Tubingen. He works at the Vetus Latina Institute in Beuron, Germany. I was delighted to discover his article in 1959 where he argued against the common view of Tischendorf and Griesbach who said that Cyprian, one of the oldest Church Father, quoted it—What did Griesbach and Tischendorf say? They said that Cyprian was just looking at the eighth verse and he just allegorized those witnesses as heavenly ones. But Thiele in 1959 argued, “No, Cyprian did not merely allude to verse 8, he actually had a Latin manuscript in his hand which had 1 John 5:7.” So Thiele is going against the crowd. Yet Thiele is a Hort-Westcott advocate! Further, Thiele is regarded as the foremost scholar of Latin Biblical manuscripts. Yet he is in favour of the [PAGE 37] view that Cyprian actually had 1 John 5:7 in that Latin manuscript he held in his hands, although Thiele still regards the verse as an interpolation. Now I asked Dr Thiele “That was your view 30 years ago. Do you still believe this today?” He replied “Ja, aber ich bin allein” which means “Yes, I am alone.” (with respect to the view that Cyprian quoted verse 7, instead of alluding to verse 8.) Thus, when it comes to issues on Latin manuscripts, all the professors in Germany consult Thiele, but when it comes to his view on the Johannine Comma, they do not want to listen to him! But that is about all the time I have now.”

~ Michael Maynard, "In Defence of the Johannine Comma", in The Burning Bush, Far Easter Bible College vol 3, no. 1, January 1997, p. 36-37

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