Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Bob:

You have hit an interesting point.

The person from whom I learned the most about 
the Documentary Hypothesis wrote about it in a 
PhD dissertation. That author spent about 80% 
of the book on the documentary hypothesis, its 
histoy, ideational foundation, all to show why 
he could safely ignore it. He quoted from books 
as early as 1807 showing an ideological bias 
for evolution and against accepting the Bible 
as an accurate history.

Now I, as a non-academic, simply ignore the DH, 
if asked, simply point to the dissertation and 
say that the DH has nothing to say. I also have 
not had the opportunity to verify or falsify 
the dissertation, relying on the fact that as a 
dissertation, it had to pass "peer review" for 
the author to get his PhD, which he did. That 
author did all the heavy lifting for me.

On the internet, it looks as if there is a 
middle ground. An ignoramus will quickly be 
found. But in short messages, it is impossible 
to present a dissertation's worth of data.

Interesting question, yours.

Karl W. Randolph.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Barrett" <rcbarrett AT gmail.com>
> 
> Might I suggest that we separate the issues of doctoral training, time
> spent studying languages and texts, and (especially) personal issues
> such as laziness and arrogance (which seem to be in abundance in all
> walks of life)?
>
> It might be more useful to focus on differences between working within
> the accredited academy and outside of it.  One difference I find is that
> within the guild of biblical studies there is....
>
> all the best,
> Rob Barrett

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