Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Lee R. Martin" <lmartin AT vol.com>]

>Jason Hare wrote:
> What I do mean is that there must be a primary meaning the authors intended
> when they penned it.  What is that primary meaning.  Perhaps this should be
> the focus of our attention?
> What did they mean

George Athas wrote:

> A good discussion topic.
>
> > and is it true?
>
> Since B-Hebrew isn't a theological forum, we can't really discuss this. 
> It's a question of
> faith which lies outside the B-Hebrew bounds.

Dear George,
I think Jason Hare's questions have emerged because of the recent discussions 
of historical
accuracy in the Biblical text.  To Jason, those discussions *have* asked the 
question "is it
true?" (in the historical sense).  I think it is those discussions that have 
troubled Jason.

Lee R. Martin
Pastor, Prospect Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee
Instructor in Hebrew and Old Testament
Church of God Theological Seminary
http://earth.vol.com/~lmartin/