... ...What the Rig Veda and the Torah seem to be saying is that the oral tradition of pastoralists is superior to the written tradition of nationalists. ...
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Robert Gardenhire
rlg91941
Jan 4, 2013 8:43 pm
Thank you Dr. Shepherd, My delete button is wearing out. Bob Gardenhire Independent Bible Researcher _____ From: biblicalist@yahoogroups.com...
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jimstinehart@...
jimstinehart
Jan 4, 2013 8:41 pm
Norm: * Prof. Yigal Levin is a fine scholar. Note first that his argument is totally different from yours, when you tried to argue that the southern ...
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George F Somsel
gfsomsel
Jan 4, 2013 7:38 pm
עִמָּה does not necessarily mean to be in the company of someone, but here it does seem to intend such. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan has ויהבת אף...
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Norman Cohn
normanncohn
Jan 4, 2013 7:06 pm
Hi, list! 1. I'll begin with Robert Alter excellent translation of Gen 3:6: "And the woman saw that the tree was good for eating and that it was lust to...
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Jerry Shepherd
jeronimopastor
Jan 4, 2013 6:30 pm
Hi Norman, Post all you want – you’ve still got 60 hours. But I do appreciate cutting the length down. Blessings, Jerry Dr. Jerry E. Shepherd Associate...
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Jerry Shepherd
jeronimopastor
Jan 4, 2013 6:28 pm
George, Ha Ha! Blessings, Jerry Dr. Jerry E. Shepherd Associate Professor of Old Testament Taylor Seminary 11525 - 23 Avenue Edmonton, AB T6J 4T3 CANADA ...
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Norman Cohn
normanncohn
Jan 4, 2013 6:21 pm
Jim, I'll avoid giving a lengthy reply in order to comply with the moderator's wish that this thread be closed. Let me just say that I've just subscribed...
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jimstinehart@...
jimstinehart
Jan 4, 2013 5:55 pm
Norm: * 1. You wrote: “Gen 26:23 doesn't say Isaac is going to a drainage basin. It says Isaac is going to Beer-Sheva, which is a Tel. That's why he...
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richfaussette
Jan 4, 2013 5:51 pm
... rich replies: When I get home I'll type up some of Redford's remarks on the Joseph novella from Egypt, Canaan and Israel in Ancient Times. I understand he...
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George F Somsel
gfsomsel
Jan 4, 2013 5:41 pm
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...
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Jerry Shepherd
jeronimopastor
Jan 4, 2013 5:16 pm
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...
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Norman Cohn
normanncohn
Jan 4, 2013 4:59 pm
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,...
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jimstinehart@...
jimstinehart
Jan 4, 2013 4:29 pm
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...
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jimstinehart@...
jimstinehart
Jan 4, 2013 3:43 pm
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...
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jimstinehart@...
jimstinehart
Jan 4, 2013 3:43 pm
Norm Cohn: I of II 1. Isaac cannot go “up”/‘LH to the bottom of a drainage basin, which is where the famous wells at the southern Beersheba are...
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Miles Jones
milesjns
Jan 4, 2013 3:42 pm
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...
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Norman Cohn
normanncohn
Jan 4, 2013 4:13 am
Dear Jim, I respect your view, but it's getting harder and harder for me to accept it. There was no Beersheba in Galilee in the Bronze Age. Your...
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richfaussette
Jan 4, 2013 1:30 am
... "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...
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jimstinehart@...
jimstinehart
Jan 3, 2013 9:07 pm
Norman Cohn: 1. You wrote: “ ‘Up’ doesn't mean North!” I agree. I never said that. Rather, ‘LH/“up” at Genesis 26: 23 has its normal...
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Norman Cohn
normanncohn
Jan 3, 2013 5:52 pm
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...
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jimstinehart@...
jimstinehart
Jan 3, 2013 3:55 pm
Dear Norman Cohn: 1. There are two Beershebas located in Canaan. One is located “down” in the bottom of a drainage basin in the Negev. The other is...
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Norman Cohn
normanncohn
Jan 3, 2013 3:11 am
Dear Jim, Thanks for the reply. I'm afraid I'd have to disagree with you. The biblical text makes no mention at all to Abimelech hiring foreign...
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Miles Jones
milesjns
Jan 3, 2013 1:27 am
There were undoubtedly Aegean Sea Peoples present in Canaan early on. The invasion of the Sea Peoples coincided with the fall of the Hittites. The...
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Miles Jones
milesjns
Jan 3, 2013 12:57 am
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...
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jimstinehart@...
jimstinehart
Jan 2, 2013 10:16 pm
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...
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Norman Cohn
normanncohn
Jan 2, 2013 5:53 pm
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...
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jimstinehart@...
jimstinehart
Jan 2, 2013 3:38 pm
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...
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biblicalist@yahoogrou...
Jan 2, 2013 7:59 am
This is an automated monthly mailing to all members of The Biblicalist of our current protocols. Please take a few minutes to read through them to familiarize...
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Norman Cohn
normanncohn
Jan 2, 2013 2:08 am
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...
