Biblical Hebrew Forum

[James Christian <jc.bhebrew AT googlemail.com>]

The point is that if the text was late you would expect something that was
well known at that time. Obviously, we know nothing about this guy but we
infer from the context that he was well known at the time of composition. We
have no information about this guy from hypothesised late composition dates.
This is, of course, an argument from silence and as such shakey but it would
seem to make the text late.

James Christian

On 12 May 2010 23:42, George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au> wrote:

> Why would you EXPECT a reference like that? Or, why could you not have such
> a reference like that in an 'early' aetiology? I don't understand your
> expectations here, James. It seems like we are trying to impose a standard
> onto the text.
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
> Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
> www.moore.edu.au
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