Historiography and ... (Thomas)

Ian Hutchesson mc2499 at mclink.it
Tue Feb 16 04:12:18 EST 1999


At 09.18 16/02/99 +0100, Thomas L. Thompson wrote:
>
>> 
>> Ken Litwak writes:
>> Since we don't have a physical biblical MS from
>> that time, you seem to discount the biblical texts a later, unreliable
>> witnesses.  IF that is not your view, it is certainly my reading of
>> other scholars, such as the Copenhagen school.  Dubbing an eight century
>> Assyrian tablet as reliable, just because it is not biblical and because
>> it is eighth century is not valid in terms of historiographical method. 
>> 
>> Dear Ken,
>> Could we have a bibliographical reference for the argument that you debate
>> here?
>> 
>> Thomas
>> 
>> Thomas L. Thompson
>> Professor, University of Copenhagen

Sorry, Thomas, but I think you should change university before the evil
influence rubs off. It may be tarred, but you don't have to be!


Ian




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