Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

The problem with your case, Walter, is that you are now simply citing 
one set of scholars, Katzenstein and Dothan, against another set, 
Bimson and Drews. You have no way to be sure which is correct without 
looking at the primary evidence. John Bimson quoted some of this (in 
translation), which simply does not support Katzenstein's conclusion 
that "Rameses settled the conquered Philistines, mostly as Egyptian 
mercenaries, in the coastal towns, Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ashdod." Does 
Katzenstein have other evidence for his conclusion, or is this a case 
of speculation repeated enough times being taken as truth?

I am guessing that you, rather than the authors, have capitalised some 
passages especially relevant to your argument. I think you should 
state that you are doing that, if you do.

Peter Kirk


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Subject: Exodus, Philistines, contra Bimson & Drews
Author:  <mattfeld AT mail.pjsnet.com> at Internet
Date:    03/02/2000 07:06


Dear Niels,

Thankyou for your suggestion, I have updated my bibliography:

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