Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Fred:

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:39 PM, fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello Karl:
>
> Thanks for your comments.
>
> Far be it from me to know the boundaries of discussion here. The second
> post in this thread indicated the dead sea scrolls do not become discussed
> here because of their mishnaic hebrew content. Apparently, a change in this
> position has occurred since that post.
>

Oh no, no change in position. The DSS Biblical texts are discussed, but not
the non-Biblical texts due to their Mishnaic Hebrew content.

>
> I would also think that the septuagint, widely accepted in academic
> circles, would commonly become invoked here as a "rubbing stone" to test or
> try ( נסה ) the masoretic text (its words, phrases, paragraphs, etc.). But
> apparently, that is not the case.
>

The Septuagint is mentioned, mainly where it has a different meaning from
the Masoretic text or where the reading can help elucidate the Hebrew text.
But in general, I included, give greater weight to the Hebrew text than to
any translation.

>
> I am, in any event, happy to follow the guidelines of the forum moderators.
>
> Regards,
>
> fred burlingame
>

Karl W. Randolph.