Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Joseph Roberts <josephroberts3 AT gmail.com>]

I think that Torah Codes is not protected from criticism is because
it purports to be a form of language communication, Albeit a very
complicated one based on a "matrix." If it is therefore a form
of communication it is then subject to criticism by linguists and by
extension peer review by mathematicians and the other sciences.
-Joseph Roberts

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Jack Kilmon <jkilmon AT historian.net> wrote:

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> From: "kenneth greifer" <greifer AT hotmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 9:18 AM
> To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [b-hebrew] My name in ancient Hebrew
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>> I have heard that the belief that you can count the letters of the Torah
>> and find hidden words is part of Jewish tradition. I  thought on B-Hebrew
>> you can't attack other people's religious beliefs, so why are people 
>> calling
>> it part of the "dark side" of scholarship meant to make money. There are
>> religious people who believe in it, so I think it is wrong to attack it on 
>> a
>> forum for discussing Biblical Hebrew and not religous beliefs of Jews and
>> some Christians who are now doing this.
>> Why don't the commentators stop this anti-religious discussion?
>>
>> Kenneth Greifer
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> Then by extension you would consider Brown's "Da Vinci Code" protected from
> criticism because some gullible people consider those with Merovingian
> ancestry (which would include everyone on the planet) as descendents of
> Jesus?
>
> Jack Kilmon
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