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  • From: George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
  • To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 30:20-30
  • Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 06:30:16 +1000

Not necessarily, James. Aetiologies can be quite late, even more than a
thousand years after the supposed origin on the name. Furthermore, there is a
methodological assumption in your reasoning. You are assuming that the
aetiology is necessarily accurate as to its origin. You might be right on
that count, but how would you actually know? That is, how do you know it's
not a very late author making up a tradition, or drawing on a tradition which
isn't quite accurate or historical? There's little to go by here.


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




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