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["Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>]

Dear Yitzhak,

Then are you saying that the noted Kenneth Kitchen is incorrect in his
statements that situations presented in the Pentateuch are reflective of 2nd
Millennium BC? (I am unable at this time to give you the quotes since I have 
his
books packed to move to a new location here in Redding, CA.)

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yitzhak Sapir" <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>
To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Wellhausen JEPD Theory re Patriarchal Narratives


> On Dec 23, 2007 8:13 PM, Jim Stinehart wrote:
> >
> > Yitzhak  Sapir:
> > I asked you a very simple question, and we  are all awaiting an answer.  
> > For
> > your convenience, I will repeat my question  verbatim:
> > Please point out at least one  story in the Patriarchal narratives which,
in
> > your view, reflects the 1st millennium BCE, and does  not reflect the
> > mid-2nd millennium  BCE.
>
> I answered you.  The burden of proof is not upon me, it is upon you.  It is
you
> who is going against what is commonly accepted in the academic world.  It is
> therefore you who must construct a persuasive case, based on a critical
analysis
> of the data.  It is clear to me that if I provide examples, you will
> try to prove my
> examples wrong.  But your arguments will likely suffer from what all your
> arguments have suffered until now - a lack of understanding and
> misinterpretation
> of linguistics and history.  Since the burden of proof is not upon me
> anyway, it is
> something I opt not to do.
>
> But here, I don't need to point out just one.  I'll point out several.  ALL
the
> Patriarchal Narratives are not reflective of the 2nd millennium BCE, and
> specifically, no part of them -- not even a single verse -- reflects the
period
> described by the Amarna correspondence.
>
> Yitzhak Sapir
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