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Re: The daughter of Jeftah died? (concrete event)

From: "Ian Hutchesson" <mc2499 AT mclink.it>
To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: The daughter of Jeftah died? (concrete event)
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 15:48:57 +0200

>Remains the fact that the event is related as a concrete event and someone
>distrusting the narrator should present facts about his way of narrating to
>cast some doubts on the truth of what he says.

What concrete event? Is it any more concrete than Trimalchio's
banquet?

>As to the fact mentioned (by Niels if I remember) that there are parallel
>stories, it surely does not mean there are not parallel facts. Human history
>tends to repeat oneself...

In some cases with just a change of names.

Ian

Re: The daughter of Jeftah died? (concrete event), Ian Hutchesson, 06/04/2002