Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

Hi George

> Jesus told  fictional tales; would you classify them as 'lies'?

These are in a clear context which allows the reader to understand  
that these are illustrations. With Qohelet we are talking about an  
entire book.

Also, nobody believes Robinson Crusoe to be the author of the work of  
fiction bearing his name and there is no spiritual tradition that  
makes such a claim (or maybe there is some kind of Robinson Crusoe  
religion out there).

As it stands your theory comes across as an attempt to make a  
conspiracy theory on the dating of Qohelet more palatable to believers.

James Christian

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