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  • From: Joseph Crea <Joseph.Crea AT worldnet.att.net>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Textual Criticism
  • Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 15:44:43 -0500


Hello Don!

Your correspondent's comments have left me curious as to just what
evidence he can possbily muster for his arguments, and anyway I'm in the
mood for a a good laugh. Go ahead with my blessings.


With Mettaa,

Joseph Crea
<Joseph.Crea AT worldnet.att.net>

----original message---
At 10:23 PM 10/19/99 -0500, Don Elbourne wrote:
>LOL, yes, I tried to over look his spelling deficiency, since mine is strong
>as well. He does seem rather passionate about his opinions but I'm not sure
>how well founded they are. I'm actually a little confused at where he is
>coming from or where he is trying to go with this. I'll forward his second
>post in the event that anyone is interested.
>
>Don A. Elbourne Jr.
>http://elbourne.simplenet.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dave Washburn [mailto:dwashbur AT nyx.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 8:43 PM
>> To: Biblical Hebrew
>> Subject: Re: Textual Criticism
>>
>>
>> >
>> > I am on another discussion group where the topic of Textual
>> criticism has
>> > arisen. I was wondering if anyone would like to respond to the
>> posts by one
>> > individual in particular. I will not pass along his name but his post is
>> > below.
>>
>> > Many of you seem to feel that the Mesoratic Text is almost the
>> same as the
>> > ancient Hebrew. But, it is not. Also many seem to feel that
>> the Mesoratics
>> > have given us a faithful version of the original Hebrew text,
>> but is that
>> > true? According to the Jewish writers, there are many differences.
>>
>> [snip]
>> I'd really like to know what the heck a "Mesoratic" is. If s/he can't
>> even get the name right, I doubt the person is particularly qualified
>> to comment on the state of the text.
>>
>> Dave Washburn
>> http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur
>> "No good deed goes unpunished."
>>
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