Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 26/07/2004 22:48, Dave Washburn wrote:

> ...
>
> > But these "scholars"--and I don't know why you cast doubt on them by
> > putting this word in quotes--don't simply say "Oh that Rohl, he is a
> > boat-rocking trouble-maker" but give reasoned arguments contra him.  I
> >    
>
> I put the word in quotes because I was quoting someone else.  And with the 
> exception of Kitchen, the "boat-rocking trouble-maker" is the most common 
> characterization I have seen out of his critics, and Kitchen is the only one 
> I have seen who truly gives "reasoned arguments."  At this point, I'm still 
> undecided between the two, but IMNSHO they both make good points.
>
>  
I want to make just one point here, which is that Rohl is not just one 
man working on his own, but is part of a community of scholars working 
on a New Chronology from a variety of different perspectives. Among 
those named in "From Eden to Exile" are Peter van der Veen, working on 
the Iron Age in Israel; Dr John Bimson; Dr Bernard Newgrosh, an expert 
on Mesopotamian history; the astronomers Wayne Mitchell and Dr David 
Lappin who have provided data on eclipses etc. Rohl may be the front 
man, but there is a team who share at least a large part of his 
understanding of the chronology.

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