Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

3. Since when are recorded sources ‘fiction’?

2. Then why do you appeal to reason?

1. Reason is useful to recognize evidence, but is not in itself evidence.

Karl W. Randolph.

On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu> wrote:

1. Indeed, without reason there is no evidence.

2. I fully agree with you that "Reason works in math, not linguistics." 

3. What you call "The evidence" is pure fiction. 

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Dec 17, 2012, at 7:07 PM, K Randolph wrote:

Isaac:

Reason is not evidence.

Reason works in math, not linguistics.

The evidence indicates that King David would be hard pressed to understand a single sentence in spoken modern Hebrew.

Karl W. Randolph.

On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu> wrote:

It totally stands to reason that king David spoke modern Hebrew (No WAYIQTOLs) to wives and children.

Isaac Fried, Boston University