A cautionary essay in two parts by David CRYSTAL
Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics. University College of North Wales, Bangor t1: Stylisticssome basic principles
The claims advanced by the Rev. A. Q. Morton regarding the authorship of the Pauline Epistles are well known. They have been reiterated in a recently published book. Christianity and the Computer, by A. Q. Morton and J. McLeman. David Crystal believes that the authors' methods and conclusions have to be examined from a strictly linguistic standpoint.