Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

Jim,

Of course we all use ifs, but we weigh them all up to see what the cumulative 
effect is. So, let me use an if statement: IF Genesis were Ugaritic 
literature written in Ugaritic at Ugarit, then I think we could talk further 
about your theory. But you're going to have a hard time convincing anyone 
that that's what we have in Genesis. Your theory is bordering on incredulous.

I could just as 'plausibly' make the suggestion that MLK (LM means 'Concealed 
King' and that therefore Chedorlaomer is the throne name of none other than 
Joash who was concealed by the priest Jehoiada. In fact, I'm surprised you 
haven't exploited the vague resemblance between the 'omer' in Chedorlaomer 
and 'Omri', the founder of Samaria. I think you could find more mileage there.

You've stated your argument. Thank you for your contribution.


Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au