Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Fred:

What do you mean by this message? It doesn’t make apparent sense.

Karl W. Randolph.

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:44 PM, fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks for your comments. I basically agree.
>
> I have no doubt that the language of the masoretic text:
>
> a. was used effectively as a means of communication amongst many people, in
> 1010 a.d.;
>
> b. could be used effectively as a means of communication, amongst
> many people, in 2010 a.d.; and
>
> c. suffers a lack of agreement now, as to what the words meant, then;
> thereby rendering it an inappropriate vehicle for communication at this
> time.
>
> regards,
>
> fred burlingame
>
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 4:01 PM, George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au
> >wrote:
>
> > The line between precision and approximation is drawn quite subjectively
> > most of the time. Different people would be comfortable in drawing that
> line
> > in different places. In any case, the mere fact that we can still
> > communicate across cultural and linguistic boundaries suggests the
> > approximation is often not far off precision.
> >
> > GEORGE ATHAS
> > Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
> > www.moore.edu.au
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