G.M. Grena, You are right that the second commandment enjoins us from bowing down and worshiping graven images or standing idols. It is a prohibition of...
Jim, I am afraid not only is nothing solved, but nothing is gained by your methodology. I wish you the best, but please give this up.. Mark Mark Anthony Phelps...
Jim, Although I have not been convinced of the Hebraic cuneiform thesis I have long thought it worth investigating. Although it is not my area of expertise,...
... Numbers 21:8 blows that argument to smithereens. God has a personality completely opposite the type you're describing. For example, God not only didn't...
The numbers in the Patriarchal narratives may show theantiquity of this text, and in particular may establish the Amarna Age as beingthe Patriarchal Age. In...
1. In part as a generic response to what someone wrote me off-list, let me say that rather than a religious approach to numbers in the Bible, I myself study...
*Biblical (religious) vs other types of number studies... *The way I think of numbers in scripture, creation or anywhere else is -- all numbers are simply...
Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beer-sheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the LORD at Mizpah....
In this series of posts, we are exploring whether the numbers in the received text of the Patriarchal narratives indicate that such composition was written...
... Jim, Miles, et al., In the discussion of language and writing styles regarding the Patriarchal narratives, could the discussion be overshooting more...
Dear Jim, Interesting post. On the other hand, if that were the case, we'd have to explain how the authors of these narratives could repeatedly refer to...
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Norman Cohn: 1. You wrote: “[I]f that [my contention that the Patriarchal Age is the Amarna Age] were the case, we'd have to explain how the authors of...
Dear Jim, Very interesting reply. However, I'd like to point out that even if we assume that a small group of Aegean peoples were present in Canaan before...
Norman Cohn: 1. You wrote: “[E]ven if we assume that a small group of Aegean peoples were present in Canaan before the 12th century bce, that wouldn't...
Jim, Rich, There are two situations in which an alphabet can be adopted. When it is adopted by a literate culture such as the Sabeans or the northern...
Dear Jim, I'm sorry, I liked your post, but I can't agree with that. "Up" doesn't mean North! Isaac goes "up" to Beersheba because Gerar is a valley on the...
... "I realize we are pushing the envelope on these questions, delving into the earliest periods where there is little evidence, but that is the point of this...
Rich, You expressed your point rather well. I will have to check out the Redford analysis of the Joseph narrative. I have read some of his work. It has...
Norm Cohn: II of II 7. You wrote: “Sorry, I respect your view, but that's wrong. Let's take the best case scenario: Abraham died in the first year of...
Miles: * You wrote: “There is a different feel to a backdated narrative. Genesis is a backdated narrative as are the Gospels to some extent since they...
Jim, 1) You missed the point entirely. It was you yourself who said that they'd never go to a city, and that's why if it were a city in that context,...
Hi List, Just a few quick notes: (1) Congratulations to Jim for being able to find the only three or four people in the entire universe who are interested in...
Jerry Shepherd wrote: "(8) In light of the foregoing, I will continue to play Santa Claus up through Sunday, January 6 at midnight, MST in the US. After...
