Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

An interesting simile. Try to imagine yourself in the place of 
Copernicus' contemporaries reading Copernicus' dissertation or its 
equivalent. No doubt the same simile would apply to them. Why? Not 
because Copernicus was wrong; rather, because the fundamental 
worldview and presuppositions of the contemporaries was being 
challenged. But eventually they, or the next generation, were forced 
to accept that Copernicus was right. Now people like Bimson and Rohl 
may be wrong; but maybe also they are right, but unacceptable at 
present because their ideas are simply too revolutionary. Please bear 
in mind this possibility before rejecting hypotheses on the grounds 
that most scholars don't accept them.

Peter Kirk


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Subject: Re: `ad hayom hazeh
Author:  <npl AT teol.ku.dk> at Internet
Date:    09/02/2000 13:18

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     I read Bimson's dissertaion many years ago and found like trying to
prove that the sun circulates around the earth. I.e. I found the argument 
very twisted and complicated. He has very few followers among archaeologists 
whatever school they may belong to.

     NPL