Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Bill Rea <bsr15 AT cantsl.it.canterbury.ac.nz>]

Karl wrote:

>Questions in Pentateuchal studies that postulate a J, E, P or any other
>such source hypothesis, because they have no evidence, are pushing
>beliefs.  Those are the little questions that are irrelevant.

I would like the moderators' opinions on this statement. I've always
understood they were in scope. I understand why Karl wants them out
but it requires his idiosyncratic definition of evidence. Needless to
say, but I'll say it anyway, his definition of evidence is not shared
by many scholars.


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