Biblical Hebrew Forum

[James Read <J.Read-2 AT sms.ed.ac.uk>]

Hi,


> But even the Greeks did not write history as we think of it today, rather
> they recorded past events as long as they made rollicking good stories—if
> they were accurate, all the better, but strict accuracy took back seat to
> narration.

This is especially true of Herodotus.

To be fair, though, Thucydides does make an attempt to appear a little  
more professional.

James Christian

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