Biblical Hebrew Forum

["John Richards" <jhr AT universalist.worldonline.co.uk>]

From: "Ashley Crane" <acrane AT harvestwest.wa.edu.au>

> Whilst there is importance in establishing the date and authorship, the
> meaning of the text is still evident and much of the efforts to establish
> firm authorship, dating etc seems, at least for me, an exercise in
futility.

Can anyone seriously hold that "inspiration" works with scissors and paste?
The Bible we have today is a totally different book from the book our
grandparents had, even if the text is the same (or better). And this is
without even looking at Science or Historical Accuracy.

John Richards