Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George Athas" <george.athas AT moore.edu.au>]

James Christian Read wrote:
 
There is absolutely no internal unambiguous references 
that divinise Tehom whatsoever in the Tanakh. Reading 
the text at face value could only ever lead the reader 
to believe that Tehom is referring to the body of 
water which the context evidently points to.

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GA:
 
Perhaps this is the perception of a current-day reader for whom "Tehom" has
no baggage. But it may well have been very different in ancient days. Also,
circular reasoning is not always invalid; it really depends on the nature of
the data.
 

Best Regards, 

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College
1 King St, Newtown 2042, Australia
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