Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Peter Kirk wrote:
> On 16/10/2006 23:58, Harold Holmyard wrote:

> > HH: All sorts of things happened to ancient texts. However, it is 
> > perfectly obvious to me that the NT borrows from the Greek OT. It is 
> > perfectly obvious that the Greek OT preceded the birth of Christ. It 
> > is perfectly obvious that the early church used the Greek OT.
> >
> >   
> You mean, you presuppose that this is true because you have heard it 
> said, and you are not prepared to examine evidence which may suggest 
> something different, whereas you accept without critical examination the 
> libels of those who seem to support your own presuppositions. Is that a 
> wise scholarly approach to such issues? I can understand some caution, 
> but that does not justify bad-mouthing those who are trying to examine 
> the evidence more carefully.

HH: I write to edify those who read and trust that 
I did so on this subject.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard