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  • From: "Barry" <nebarry AT verizon.net>
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  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Nooo! Don't go!
  • Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:46:03 -0400


----- Original Message ----- From: "Yohanan bin-Dawidh" <yohanan.bin.dawidh AT gmail.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>; <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Nooo! Don't go!


This is why when people tell me that the *H*umash is a “myth” as is the rest of the Miq’ra, I do not get upset, but rather I tell them “It is the cultural stories, traditions, history or beliefs of my people, much like the myths of Constitution of the United States of America, Bill of Rights and U.S. History books are to the citizens of the nited States of America.”

I have used evolution as an example of current mythology. It's used to explain origins, to explain human and animal behavior, etc., etc. Doesn't matter whether it's true or not -- it functions mythically in our culture.

Back to Hebrew. This list is about Hebrew, isn't it?

N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Classics and Bible Instructor, TAA
http://www.theamericanacademy.net
(2010 Savatori Excellence in Education Winner)
Mentor, TNARS
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