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  • From: Bill Rea <cctr114 AT it.canterbury.ac.nz>
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re:
  • Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:41:22 +1300 (NZDT)


Bruce wrote:-

>However, the approach Samuel represents to you takes account of the text as
>it
>stands and it doesn't have to posit lost sources and traditions for the
>which
>no evidence is presented it seems, to explain the uncomfortable
>discrepancies.

I'm not saying it's not reasonable. I was griping about raising your
personal belief about the text to the level of fact. That's was Samuel
was doing.


>Secondly, our Samuel is attempting to see the text as it was in Judaism
>rather
>than imposing a late Second Temple - even Christian - agenda upon it.
>Thirdly,
>it is an approach which need not exclude faith, whereas your position seems
>to
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>depends on faith and a particular view of historicity to underpin its
>validity.

Er, um, my position? Exactly what was my position? I don't remember
giving one.




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