Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Kevin W. Woodruff" <cierpke AT prodigy.net>]

A Mesoratics is a scribe who lives out west on top a flat-topped butte

Kevin

At 03:44 PM 10/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
>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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