Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

What needs to be factored in is the likelihood of the story being accepted
by the community. If this was late and made up that likelihood goes down.
The linguistic style seems to suggest that the author believed this would
help his readership understand who he was writing about. This seems to
suggest he had confidence his readership had heard about the guy who found
the hot springs in the desert.

James Christian

On 13 May 2010 01:07, George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au> wrote:

> Alternatively, what are odds that someone at a later point in time, made it
> up or picked up on some old tradition and massaged into an aetiology?
> Equally probably, I'd say.
>
> I'm not taking a particular side here. I'm just thinking about the methods
> and assumptions you're employing, because they seem a little selective to
> me.
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
> Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
> www.moore.edu.au
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