Biblical Hebrew Forum

[HarryJ_Harm AT kastanet.org]

Dear Bryan,

Greetings from Mississippi.  Fortunately, the last batch of tornado(e)s 
missed us.  Now our temperatures have gone from the 70s to the 50s.  We 
think it is cold.  

I may feel that old right now but I was just beginning my graduate studies
in 1979.  Longacre was one of my professors and I had the privilege of 
taking a few courses from him.  One was a Ph.D. level seminar on Hebrew 
discourse which used a pre-publication draft of the "Joseph Story".  One 
was a conference course which involved getting his "Grammar of 
Discourse" ready for publication, e.g., supervising the typing (no 
computer typesetting in those days), preparing the index and various 
other editorial duties.  I was also fortunate to have Robert Bergen and 
Ken Pike as teachers.  That's my formal discourse training.

Sincerly,

Harry J. Harm  :{)

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Dear Harry,

Greetings from snowy Syracuse!  We've had a break the last week.  Warm
weather has put the banks down to waist-high!

I also mentioned Longacre's article.  It's hard to come by.  It was printed
in the full version of _Journal of the American Academy of Religion,
XLVII/1_ in 1979 under the title "The Discourse of the Flood Narrative."
Did Longacre consult you on the article?

Shalom,
Bryan
B. M. Rocine