Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jim West <jwest AT Highland.Net>]

At 02:28 PM 4/30/99 -0400, you wrote:

>Hello sir. I just did not understand some of the signs and symbols he
>employed in his message, such as--->

That was just my point.  How can you argue about etymology when a simple
transliteration scheme is beyond your experience?

>
>--> BIYHOWS"P 
>
>and --> GKC 53q 

or when you are unfamiliar with the standard grammar of Biblical Hebrew,
Gesenius, Cowley, Kautszch... paragraph 53 subparagraph q.

>
>and --> Y:HOW$W.A( and Y"$W.A(, 
>

transliteration- again.

>ad infinitum.

not really- the message was quite short.

>Of course, it is not always the presumptive belief that "Pastors" would be
>kind, gentle, helpful, and understanding in their messages. Rather, no
>distinction should be made between one of cloth and one who is not.

Huh?  If you are suggesting that I was not being kind or gentle you are
correct.  If you are suggesting that I was not trying to be helpful you are
wrong.  My point, put far too bluntly, is this:  please know a little bit
about something before you presume to argue the facts.  Please.  No one is
benefitted by having to explain over and over again things that folk should
know if they have done any work in a field at all.  Since the purpose of
this list is the discussion of Biblical Hebrew I really dont think its too
much to ask that those participating  know at least the basics.  Do you
think that is too much to ask?

Best,

Jim

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Jim West, ThD
Petros Baptist Church- Pastor
Quartz Hill School of Theology- Adjunct Prof. of Bible

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