Biblical Hebrew Forum

["VC" <vadim_lv AT center-tv.net>]

Dear Yigal,

> from SOME Orthodox Jewish students and audiences: why should we care what
> gentile anti-semites think about OUR Tanakh?
While I wouldn't go to this extreme, they have a rationale. In any science,
that explanation is preferred, which requires less assumptions. Now,
Christian scholars introduce a major assumption in interpreting the Tanakh:
namely, that it could and even should be interpreted with a fringe sectarian
text, the NT, in mind. Since Jewish scholars don't require this assumption,
their opinions should be preferred.
This, of course, does not imply in any sense pushing someone out of this
field of scholarship, but rather inadmissibility of bringing a doctrine in
the field.

Best regards,

Vadim Cherny

> Dear Vadim,
>
> Of course I understand the doctrinal tradition. I hear a similar argument
> from SOME Orthodox Jewish students and audiences: why should we care what
> gentile anti-semites think about OUR Tanakh? I guess I just expected most
of
> the people who consider themselves to be scholars, scientists, to be
beyond
> such prejudices. But why should they?
>
> Yigal
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "VC" <vadim_lv AT center-tv.net>
> To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 11:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] OT: a link about Modern Hebrew
>
>
> > Since the difference between the ancient and modern Hebrew is relatively
> > minor, and could be covered in a month or so, which is not a major term
> for
> > people devoting their life time to Hebrew studies, may I suggest that
this
> > negligence to the modern Hebrew has doctrinal roots?
> > In your example, Medieval French scholar relies on the publications of
> > French-speaking scientists, and so needs the modern French. But in the
> > Hebrew studies, opinions of the Jews are a curiosity at the most because
> > they do not understand the divine message, anyway. Believe it or not,
this
> > is the reply I once got from a reputable group of scholars working on
the
> > translation of Tanakh.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Vadim Cherny
> >
> > > Unfortunately, yes. I complain about it every chance I get ( and have
> done
> > > so on this list). No scholar of Medieval French literature would dare
> not
> > be
> > > able to read Modern French.
> > >
> > > Yigal
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "UUC" <vadim_lv AT center-tv.net>
> > > To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 1:59 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] OT: a link about Modern Hebrew
> > >
> > >
> > > > ???
> > > > Is it normal for the scholars of ancient Hebrew to not be able to
read
> > > > Israeli newspaper?
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > >
> > > > Vadim Cherny
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Is there a translation to either Biblical Hebrew or English for
this
> > > > article? I found it gibberish, in other words, a foreign language I
> > can't
> > > > understand.
> > > > >
> > > > > Karl W. Randolph.
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Noam Eitan
> > > > >
> > > > > > I'm not sure how open this list is to off topic posts (I see
quite
> a
> > > > few), but here is a link that may or may not be of interest, which I
> > think
> > > > at least gives an example how a language develops. Noam Eitan,
> Brooklyn,
> > > NY
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/ShArtPE.jhtml?itemNo=435092&contrassID
> > > > =2&subContrassID=4&sbSubContrassID=0
> > > > > >
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