Biblical Hebrew Forum

[MarianneLuban AT aol.com]

In a message dated 8/21/2004 10:02:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Banyai AT t-online.de writes:


> I suppose you miss the point Marianne. You use the stratum where the Theran 
> pumice was found as a marker for the date as the eruption took place

No.  I am no vulcanologist.  I do not place the eruption of Thera at all.  
Don't confuse me with Manfred Bietak.  I have used the eruption as a "marker" 
for nothing.  The only thing I did in my book was discuss the theories of 
others 
as to whether this "tempest" described at Karnak by Ahmose (and also hinted 
at by the pRhind when the onslaught of the Hyksos strongholds took place) can 
have had anything to do with the final eruption of Thera in antiquity--and 
the 
phenomena described in the BOE.  Some say "yes"--others "no".  It has become 
an ongoing debate in the journals.  I tend to side with the "yes" 
contingent--because I have faith that the Torah would not describe things 
that seem so 
connected with a natural disaster for no reason at all.  Hail, raining soot 
and 
darkness for three days don't happen every day in Egypt.