Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Gary Hedrick <GaryH AT cjfm.org>]

James, I think that's generally true of any new archaeological find,  
especially one like this with so many subjective elements that are  
open to interpretation. (Remember the James ossuary that was all the  
rage a few years ago?) We'll see how this one "ages."

Gary Hedrick

On Jan 9, 2010, at 3:14 PM, James Christian  
<jc.bhebrew AT googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was sent (offlist) a link to Jim Davila's blog which comments on  
> this
> find. Direct from the blog I copy and paste the following quote:
>
> "But before we get all excited, let's see Professor Galil's  
> interpretation
> published in a peer-review journal. Then let's wait a few years to  
> give
> other epigraphers time to digest it and give their interpretations.  
> Then,
> let's see what we have."
>
> I think these words sum it up in a nutshell. It's too soon to get all
> excited. I can genuinely see why a lot of people would like to have  
> their
> faith boosted by this kind of find but it's way to early to make  
> definitive
> conclusions. The most interesting claim in Galil's interpretation is a
> reference to a 'king' but Jim's blog also has some comment about an  
> earlier
> transcription with no mention of any king.
>
> I'm no expert with the font and characters in the reconstruction at
> http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/19412.php?from=151897 Can  
> anybody
> see which consonants are supposed to say MLX in the fourth line?
>
> James Christian
>
>
> 2010/1/9 Gary Hedrick <GaryH AT cjfm.org>
>
> > James, here are some of your answers:
> >
> > http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/archaeology-fossils-news/cluster30761152/
> >
> > Gary Hedrick
> >
> > On Jan 9, 2010, at 9:24 AM, James Christian
> > <jc.bhebrew AT googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Interesting. I don't suppose you know how they went about dating it,
> > > do you? It was particularly interesting to see the mention of a King
> > > in the translation. Does anyone have access to the text as it stands
> > > on the pottery? The photo is too small and faint to make anything  
> > > out.
> > >
> > > James Christian
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