Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Peter Kirk"<peter_kirk AT sil.org>]

Ilgen's views make sense, especially to those who a priori reject real 
prophecy, but then I don't suppose he completed the circle to argue 
that Assyria is not mentioned in the Pentateuch. But did Alexander 
come by ship from Kittim/Cyprus? I thought he came overland. But the 
Sea Peoples did arrive by sea from that general direction, and at a 
time not so distant from that of Balaam soon after the Exodus. Maybe 
Balaam was just seeing the trends of current events: these Sea Peoples 
who are already arriving are going to prove disastrous for Assyria and 
"Eber".

Peter Kirk


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Subject: Re[3]: Gilgamesh and Genesis
Author:  <npl AT teol.ku.dk> at Internet
Date:    22/01/2000 12:06


And don't forget that  Luther saw these verses as referring to the Romans (a 
prophecy). I have pointed to the fact that Karl David Ilgen in 1797 
reinterpreted Luther and saw it as a vaticinium ex eventur talking about 
Alexander.

NPL

> -----Original Message-----
> From:        Peter Kirk [SMTP:peter_kirk AT sil.org] 
> Sent:        Saturday, 22 January, 2000 02:47
> To:        Biblical Hebrew
> Subject:        Re[2]: Gilgamesh and Genesis 
>
> Don't forget the reference to Asshur, or Assyria, in Numbers 24:22,24, 
> on the lips of Balaam from the Euphrates (22:5) You may want to argue 
> that these verses are a later addition or evidence for late dating.
> But beware of circular reasoning: don't excise these verses as late
> because you assume that Assyria cannot be mentioned in the Pentateuch 
> and then argue from your edited text that Assyria is indeed not
> mentioned in the Pentateuch.
>
> Peter Kirk
>
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