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  • From: <tladatsi AT charter.net>
  • To: Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Joseph: Israel - Hyksos - Egypt
  • Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:59:40 -0500

Peter,

I believe Ex 1 was writen principally to make a *Theological* point. The
literary effort merely serves the theology. There was obviously a great deal
of history between Joseph and Moses. At best only a miniscule fraction is
reported in Ex 1. The author only reported enough history to make the
theological point. I beileve a general rule for the MT is that literature
and history are merely theology's handmaindens.

Jack Tladatsi




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