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  • From: rob acosta <robacosta AT hotmail.com>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Early and late biblical Hebrew
  • Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:29:32 -0700


Jim
You wrote:. "If we don?t> t realize how thoroughly Canaan was dominated by
Hurrian princelings in the mid-14th century BCE [per the Amarna Letters], we
will not appreciate the enormity of the Hebrews managing to accomplish
precisely what Genesis 15: 18-21 says"
I see you continue to purport a completely false view of the chronology of
the Amarna letters for the sole purpose if supporting your theories. You
should be honest with the readers and acknowledge upfront your views are your
invention based on your own studies and that you ignored the works of
experts on the Amarna Letters such as EF Campbell , William Moran, and Donald
Redford. In all cases the chronologies put forth by these scholars and
others disagree with yours. The readers should be made aware that in past
correspondence you openly denigrated and ridiculed these individuals and
dismissedtheir conclusions, stating in one instance that people should'nt
read "old books" by Campbell, etc but should believe you because your
views"made more sense". I write this because l believe the scholar's view of
the chronology of the Amarna Age deserve equal time with your claims.*
Example: No scholar on the face of the planet places Labayu as late as Year
12 of Akhenaten. That is a simple fact. All scholars consider the Labayu
incidents are the earliest events in the Amarna letters believed to span
about 30 years and his death is universally used as the chief chronological
marker between Amenophis lll and Akhenaten (William Moran: The Amarna Letters)
Experts agree that Labayu was most likely Killed by Year 36 of Amenophis
lll. It was the fall out from his death that precipitated the turmoilof the
Habiru in the high country forcing the Egyptians to send garrisons to
Jerusalem and elsewhere as protection.
Labayu was dead by the time of Abdi Heba's first letters according to the
man you openly ridiculed, E.F. Campbell.Mr Campbell logically points out Abdi
Heba only refers to Labayu in the past tense, not as a contemporary,
You have often repeated your claim these two rulers control of the high
country was the reason Abraham supposedly went west...To put it simply: Not
possible. Not to anyone who values true research and an adherence to facts.
You have also been disdainful of Nadav Na'aman and his claims that another
vital figure in your theory, Milkilu of the Aijalon Valley, did not survive
for more than a few months beyond the death of Amenophis lll ("Canaan in the
2nd Millenium") and was certainly dead by Year 12 of Akhenaten. In short, you
have at the center of your theory men whom scholars universally agree were
dead by Year 12-14 of Akhenaten andwho state the turmoil in the high country
occurred during the reign of Amenophis lll. I can anticipate your
response...you will write a miles long letter using the phrase" doesn't make
sense" and "p-i-n-p-o-i-n-t accuracy" and "university scholars" but you
won't refer to a single recognized authority to support your views because
non exists. Your views requires not only your personal rewrite of Genesis,
but also for people to accept without question your personal reconstruction
of the Amarna Age and the Great Syrian War, as well as your claims there is
no water in Hebron and trees cannot grow thereand on and on, your errors of
fact are astoundingly numerous.... Over the months you have ridiculed and
denigrated every authoritative source that contradicts your view. From the
Hittite king's ownrecord of his conquests during the Amarna Age,... which
doesn't agree with your theory...to Ef Campbell and many others. It is
apparent that you are not concerned with facts and accuracy but are obsessed
with your theory. However, readers should be aware that the academic world
doesn't agree with your rendition of events. Any reader can verify for
themselves in only a few minutes of research that your statements about the
Amarna Age, etc arefalse.

Rob Acosta








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