Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Thomas L. Thompson" <tlt AT teol.ku.dk>]

In biblical scholarship, fallacies are not so important as the person who
does not share them often thinks. We have precious little more to work with
than our limited perspectives and insights. A nineteenth century scholar's
tendency to reflect his contemporaries is hardly a factor which should
diminish him in our eyes. Wellhausen is a profoundly exciting scholar and I
learn from him howevermuch I disagree with him. If I read only those with
whom I agreed, what  would I learn?
Sincerely,
Thomas

Thomas L. Thompson
Professor, Universty of Copenhagen

> Jonathan D. Safren wrote:
> >Are we going to have to wait another 50 years until someone demonstrates 
> >the fallacies in the arguments of the Copenhagen School?
         and Mark Joseph added:
> Absolutely not. In fact, I've already started to ignore them. They remind 
> me of nothing so much as the scholars in the 19th century who claimed 
> that the "Hittites" in the Bible were a historical fabrication.
> 
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