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  • From: gfsomsel AT juno.com
  • To: peterkirk AT qaya.org
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: Date of Moses, was: [b-hebrew] Re: PS /g/
  • Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:29:15 -0500

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:45:09 +0000 Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
writes:
> On 18/11/2004 13:28, gfsomsel AT juno.com wrote:
>
> > ...
> >
> >>This would have been not to long prior to the establishment of
> the
> >>northern kingdom itself.
> >>
> >>george
> >>gfsomsel
> >>_______________________________________________
> >>
> >>
> >
> >My apologies -- that should have read "This would have been not too
> long
> >prior to . . . "
> >
> >
> >
> Well, your alternative version is grammatical, but it is still
> entirely
> speculative. You have no way of telling how long before the
> establishment of the northern kingdom these events happened - even
> assuming they are historical when you assume that most of the rest
> of
> Judges etc is not. I also note that you depend on a doubtful reading
>
> M$H, Moses in Judges 18:30 where the Masoretic text has MN$H,
> Manasseh,
> and assume that BEN means "son" rather than "descendant". But if you
>
> make similar assumptions with other genealogical texts you get a
> very
> different chronology.
> --
> Peter Kirk
> peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> http://www.qaya.org/
_______________

Peter,

You will note that the nun in M:Na$.eH is raised indicating a later
addition. Also, the LXX clearly has MWUSH. It would seem that there was
an attempt here to dissociate Moses and his family from idolatry.

george
gfsomsel




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