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RE: joash transcription

From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
To: Jonathan D Safren <yonsaf AT beitberl.ac.il>
Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: RE: joash transcription
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 08:35:44 -0500

At 08:26 AM 1/19/03 +0200, you wrote:
>The Shiloah Inscription was found in situ in 1880. The Jehoash Inscription
>was "discovered" on the antiquities market very recently. These are big
>differences.Jonathan D. Safren

the great isaiah scroll from Qumran was found on the antiquities market as
well, wasnt it. and yet... well we all know what happened to it.

so the fact that something is found by a *commoner* and something else is
found by an *expert* really is meaningless when we speak of authenticity.
the *in situ* argument seems a red herring at best.

jim

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joash transcription, Jim West, 01/16/2003
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- RE: joash transcription, Jack Kilmon, 01/18/2003
- RE: joash transcription, Ben and Jo Crick, 01/18/2003
- RE: joash transcription, Jonathan D. Safren, 01/19/2003
- RE: joash transcription, Jim West, 01/19/2003
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