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  • From: dwashbur AT nyx.net
  • To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] "the Silver Scrolls"
  • Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:52:39 -0500



On 26 Jan 2009 at 23:38, Yigal Levin wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- > On 26 Jan 2009 at 11:20, Yigal Levin wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Bryant,
> >>
> >> You're right, the basic assumption underlying my statement is a
> >> source-critical methodology, which is universally accepted in modern
> >> biblical studies.
> >
> > "Universally" is a pretty strong word in such a context...
> >
> > Dave Washburn
>
> No, it's not. While not all modern scholars accept the specific JEPD
> hypothesis, the methodology is accepted as being valid even by those who do
> not practice it themselves. Except by people whose faith refuses to let
> them
> do so - which is NOT to say that all people of faith do not accept it, just
> that I know of no one who opposes it who is NOT a "person of faith".

I don't know what your source for this conclusion is, but clearly your
sampling is limited. I
will leave it at that.

Dave Washburn




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