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  • From: Yigal Levin <Yigal-Levin AT utc.edu>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: The OT?
  • Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 09:03:56 -0400


At 04:35 PM 8/24/2002 +0200, Ian Hutchesson wrote:

>Thoughtlessness is obviously not a sign of intent,
>but insults may be felt anyway.
>
>Can you both come to a compromise situation?
>
>I personally often use "OT/HB", if that might be
>indicative to anyone.
>
"if that might be indicative to anyone" is the opperative phrase. It all
depends on context. To scholars, "OT/HB" (or "HB/OT" - lets please debate
that!) and even "Tanakh" is a well-known term. To most American collage
freshmen, it's not.


Dr. Yigal Levin
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga TN 37403-2598
U.S.A.




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