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  • From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] exodus, dating of linguistics
  • Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:26:18 -0500

Dear Uri,

What would some say may not have been so? Are they saying that Deuteronomy was not written at one time and place? The Book of Deuteronomy says that it was.

Deut. 31:9 ¶ So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

Are they saying that the other literature, much of Joshua-Kings, was not written later? Scripture is clear that the events occurred later than the writing of the Deuteronomic law by Moses. So they must have been written later. Are they saying that these other books do not echo the language and themes of Deuteronomy. This is a matter of judgment to some degree, but certainly a good argument can be made for the fact that they do. For example, Moses warned about rebellion from God and God's punishment, and that is exactly what Judges shows.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard

This may have been so, but, some would say, more likely not have been so. In short, sheer speculation, like much that has been speculated on this subject.

Uri
Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org> wrote:
the kind of model I have in mind is:

1) Deuteronomy was written at one time and place.

2) The other literature e.g. much of Joshua-Kings which so clearly
echoes the languages and themes of Deuteronomy was written at a later
time, and potentially a different place, in imitation, either deliberate
or accidental, of Deuteronomy.

Therefore, Michael's stylistic argument that Deuteronomy and
Joshua-Kings were written at one time and place fails.
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Harold,

At the risk of opening a can of worms, I think Peter and Uri were
referring to JEDP and the Documentary Hypothesis. According to this
Deuteronomy was "found" in the temple and was the impetus for the
Josianic reforms. It was, shall I say, an "occassional piece", i.e.
written for the occassion. The histories were then written upon the
program of Deuteronomy with the centralized sanctuary, etc.

What some say may not have been so that Uri referenced is that not all
agree to the Documentary Hypothesis.

As regards your "the Bible tells me so" approach --

"Things are not always as they seem.
Skim milk oft masquerades as cream."

gfsomsel
________

On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:26:18 -0500 "Harold R. Holmyard III"
<hholmyard AT ont.com> writes:
Dear Uri,

What would some say may not have been so? Are
they saying that Deuteronomy was not written at
one time and place? The Book of Deuteronomy says
that it was.

Deut. 31:9 ¶ So Moses wrote down this law and
gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who
carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and
to all the elders of Israel.

Are they saying that the other literature, much
of Joshua-Kings, was not written later? Scripture
is clear that the events occurred later than the
writing of the Deuteronomic law by Moses. So they
must have been written later. Are they saying
that these other books do not echo the language
and themes of Deuteronomy. This is a matter of
judgment to some degree, but certainly a good
argument can be made for the fact that they do.
For example, Moses warned about rebellion from
God and God's punishment, and that is exactly
what Judges shows.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard

> This may have been so, but, some would say,
>more likely not have been so. In short, sheer
>speculation, like much that has been speculated
>on this subject.
>
> Uri
>Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org> wrote:
>the kind of model I have in mind is:
>
>1) Deuteronomy was written at one time and place.
>
>2) The other literature e.g. much of Joshua-Kings which so clearly
>echoes the languages and themes of Deuteronomy was written at a
later
>time, and potentially a different place, in imitation, either
deliberate
>or accidental, of Deuteronomy.
>
>Therefore, Michael's stylistic argument that Deuteronomy and
>Joshua-Kings were written at one time and place fails.
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