It also implies that the locus of revelation for theological reflection is the text, not the event. That is to say, it needs that interpretation, and what I study is what the text says. There many people that try to find out exactly what Jesus said, and some think they have found eighty words from Aramaic that Jesus spoke. That’s irrelevant. What matters is what Matthew said about Jesus. The inspired word is Matthew, not what Jesus said. I have real questions about red letter editions because the