Biblical Hebrew Forum

["nebarry AT verizon.net" <nebarry AT verizon.net>]

Original Message:
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From: James Christian jc.bhebrew AT googlemail.com
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 21:09:02 +0300
To: nebarry AT verizon.net, stoneyb AT touchwoodcreative.com,
b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 30:20-30


>I think you may have misunderstood the question. Let me rephrase.

>1) Who gave who the authority to classify Oddyseus as legend but Zeus as
myth? i.e. which critical criteria did you use to ascertain that Oddyseus
was a real person and Zeus was not?<<

I see, that is a bit different than basic genre identification.  However,
it's still an odd question.  The answer is no one, really.  There is
sometimes a certainly scholarly consensus about these issues, but the
scholars themselves will often dispute the classifications of certain
stories, or elements of the stories.  Like all basic definitions, they run
into actual reality and generate quite a bit of secondary literature.

That's the way scholarship works.  If you (that's the generic you, not
particularly you personally) want to disagree with a classification,
present your evidence and arguments, and see how it goes.  I think you've
(now that's the personal you) had quite a bit of experience with that now
on this list with other issues.

Barry



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