Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yitzhak Sapir" <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>]

On 3/29/07, K Randolph wrote:

> But that should not be an issue, because people of all faiths
> (including atheism) study Biblical Hebrew, and as long as we all limit
> our discussion to the language itself, we should have no problem
> interacting with and learning from each other.

Hi Karl,

Why should "we" limit "our" discussion to the language itself?  The stated
list topics clearly include such subjects as history of the text, related ANE
culture, and literary analysis.  Furthermore, does this "we" include you,
because only a few weeks ago you asked if Zerach was a general under a
Libyan Pharaoh.  How was that limiting the discussion to the language
itself?  Or should "we" limit the discussion to the language itself, only when
ideas of Biblical errancy begin to pop up, which "we" must not hear?

Yitzhak Sapir