Biblical Hebrew Forum

[GregStffrd AT aol.com]

In a message dated 05/22/2001 1:48:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
stoney AT touchwood.net writes:

<< Greg has, moreover, already been considerably exercised on the subject at 
 issue in the course of the debate over nominals.  And I quite appreciate 
 his irritation at the intrusion of a confessed amateur into the substance 
 of his profession.  Perhaps "I know more Hebrew than you" is an ad hominem 
 argument; but it's a fact, and I concede a relevant one. >>


Dear Stoney:

I do not view your comments as an intrusion, and I never said anything even 
remotely approaching, "I know more Hebrew than you," etc. I strongly object 
to any such characterization of my arguments, as I did with respect to 
Peter's post. What I did  object to in your case was your quotation of my 
comment which related to the Hebrew grammatical issues, as a means of 
introducing a discussion that clearly revolved around English literary 
arguments. 

If you want to pursue this, and other wish to do so, and if the Mods don't 
mind, I have no problem with it. But to use a quotation from one of my posts 
on the question of the Hebrew meaning of the text, as a means of introducing 
your point about the English translations, etc., is not appropriate. At least 
not in my view. Therefore, by all means, pursue this topic with those who 
have commented on the particular English aspects of your argument, and 
hopefully a productive discussion will follow.  

Best regards,

Greg Stafford