Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jonathan Bailey <jonathan.bailey AT gmx.de>]

We should move on. And I did not read your comparison of the genealogies.

Jon
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>Dear Jon,

>Thank you for your comments.  Would you like to define "highly speculative 
>models
of
>history" and "ridiculous preconceptions"or should we move on?  And what do 
>you
make of
>my comparison of the genealogies of Genesis 4 (J) and 5 (P)?

>Regards,

>LMB

>> ** Original Subject: Re[2]: Successful challenges
>> ** Original Sender: Jonathan Bailey <jonathan.bailey AT gmx.de>
>> ** Original Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 11:53:56 +0100

>> ** Original Message follows...

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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> In my statement about no challenges to Mosaic authorship have been
successful,
>> I
>> >> meant that none have convinced me. Yes, hundreds of people have
successfully
>> >> brought to completion challenges to Mosaic authorship of the Torah. 
>> >> None that
I
>> have
>> >> read have convinced me that my belief is wrong.
>> >>
>> >And why is that, Jonathan?
>>
>> >LMB
>>
>> Largely because they are based on highly speculative models of history and
ridiculous
>> preconceptions about how a text 'should' be written. Also, the examples and
motives
>> that they have given have been eerily easy for me to discount, in most 
>> cases
simply
>> by looking at the text, without the need to consult commentaries or others 
>> who
have
>> already looked into the question.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jonathan Bailey
>> Hochschule für Jüdische Studien
>> Heidelberg
>>
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