premjan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku

Ben C Smith

Good to know. My mistake. Thanks.

Ben.

ChuckE99

Was "Luke" really an "author"? If I take an existing story, weave in some other bits from other sources, then change a few words here and there to suit my own purposes, am I an "author" of the resulting work, or just an overstepping editor?

Chili

Famales are human Ben and woman is not human or Mary would be a sinner and the Conception not Immaculate to render Christ a sinner as well.

Amaleq13

IIRC, Luke only uses about 50% of Mark. Also, you can't forget about Acts.

I'd say that's an author.

Doug Shaver

If I read every book I was told to read in response to a request for evidence supporting a forum poster's assertion, I would have even less time than I do now to read the books I'm most interested in.

And yes, of course I'm exaggerating.

Doug Shaver

Thank you. Sincerely.

Fair enough.

Doug Shaver

The term is somewhat elastic. Depending on context, there is no necessary implication of complete or even substantial originality.

Ben C Smith

I have made the following distinction before between an editor and an author: An author produces a document in his or her own name, or uses a true pseudonym, while an editor produces it in the name of whoever he or she honestly thinks first wrote it. Examples:

1. An interpolator adds a paragraph to an epistle of Paul, without changing the name on that epistle. This interpolator is an editor.
2. An interpolator adds a paragraph to an epistle of Paul, and also changes the name on that epistle to his own. This interpolator is an author, and also a plagiarist.
3. A forger writes his own document and attaches the name of an apostle to it as author. This forger is an author.
4. An individual gets hold of text falsely attributed to an apostle, makes a few modifications, and republishes the text in the name of that same apostle. This individual is an editor.
5. A book publisher puts out a book of essays by individual scholars, keeping their respective names attached to each. The publisher is an editor; the scholars are authors.

I am sure there are gray areas, but I think this distinction is basic.

Ben.

Trout

He certainly acted like one pre-Jedi training of course.