Biblical Hebrew Forum

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Shalom Alaekhem Paul!

On Mon, 3 May 1999, Paul J. Bodin wrote:
> And Mr. Rachman--I understand and sympathize with your outrage over
> certain treatment you have received.  Responding in kind, however, will
> not improve matters; it will only make mud splatter on you.  You have
> been wronged, and I suspect you are also the younger of the
> participants in this exchange.  I urgently request, however, that you
> exercise the kind of restraint and civility that others have lacked.

I've sat back and pondered the last couple of e-mail exchanges, and
felt I had to insert my apology in here. I knew I should not have
gone public with those specific e-mails, but I felt that I had
been harassed enough by this individual for no other reason other than my 
inexperience in the field. It was wrong and I do apologize.

It's not my intention to disrupt the harmony and wonderful discussions I
see taking place, because I appreciate all of the information I have
received thus far. I find this an informative and powerful journey through
a realm of Bible/Hebrew/ study that I'd never have the opportunity to do
in real life. Just think - you have the chance here to share this wealth
of information with some of the greatest scholars and actually dialogue
with them, share your ideas, and get some critical feedback! I think
that's incredible, IMHO!!

I've just come here to learn. I did not intend to be so harshly criticized
for my views, so I felt I had to bite back - and so I hope the list can
forgive my knee-jerk reactions in this mess.  Hopefully this list can move
on to better and more productive issues, and keep learning, keep sharing
the wealth, keep being positive!

Shalom Alaekhem!

Wondell M. Rachman