Kata Markon

[JFAlward AT aol.com]

In a message dated 12/27/01 12:48:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tonyprete AT earthlink.net writes:

<< What I think does necessitate an "excuse me" is a post that announces a 
 topic, then asks for references (such as the one below that started this 
 thread--though it's hardly the first). Isn't that what libraries--and 
 librarians--and for? Special circumstances may necessitate otherwise, but 
 authors should state this, rather than appear to be asking others to do 
 their research for them.
 
 > > one of my former students is now writing a thesis on the literary =
 > > funtion of the parables in the gospel of mark. are you aware of books or 
=
 > > articles that may be helpful for her?
  >>
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My goodness; such selfishness I've not seen in a long time.  Are we now not 
allowed to ask for help on this forum?  It's one thing to ask someone to--for 
example--locate all of the Old Testament antecedents of a gospel story, and 
another thing altogether to make a simple request for references that might 
come immediately to the minds of helpful correspondents.  This forum is--in 
part--about helping others, or have I had the wrong impression all along?


Joseph F. Alward, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
University of the Pacific
Stockton CA 95211