[b-hebrew] KDR + L + (MR

George Athas George.Athas at moore.edu.au
Tue Jun 16 09:09:20 EDT 2009


Jim,

Of course we all use ifs, but we weigh them all up to see what the cumulative effect is. So, let me use an if statement: IF Genesis were Ugaritic literature written in Ugaritic at Ugarit, then I think we could talk further about your theory. But you're going to have a hard time convincing anyone that that's what we have in Genesis. Your theory is bordering on incredulous.

I could just as 'plausibly' make the suggestion that MLK (LM means 'Concealed King' and that therefore Chedorlaomer is the throne name of none other than Joash who was concealed by the priest Jehoiada. In fact, I'm surprised you haven't exploited the vague resemblance between the 'omer' in Chedorlaomer and 'Omri', the founder of Samaria. I think you could find more mileage there.

You've stated your argument. Thank you for your contribution.


Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au



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