support for Kelber's position? (was: Re: gmark digest: October 27, 2002)

Jeffrey B. Gibson jgibson000 at attbi.com
Thu Oct 31 22:38:20 EST 2002


Kym Smith wrote:

> Dear Jeffrey,
>
> You wrote:
>
> <<<As I noted before, tell that to Daniel. And that an expectation of having "much of a readership" is a condition for writing begs the question, doesn't it? Excuse the unintended innuendo, but does size matter? Would Mark not have written if his congregation was 20 instead of 30 (or 500)?>>>
>
> I am not sure how Daniel relates here.

It relates perfectly if you take it, as I do, that the author of Daniel wrote in the midst of the Maccabean crisis and not, as you seemingly believe, during the exile.

Yours,

Jeffrey Gibson

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