To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Concerning the Political Implications of the New Paradigm
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 13:46:24 +1100
Lloyd Barre wrote:
> Dear List Members:
>
> What are the politicians going to do with someone's conclusions that Yahweh
> was an Arabic god that migrated to southern Palestine where he became a
> Hebrew, that Moses and the Levites were Egyptians, and that Jacob was a
> Syrian devotee of El and Hadad? Maybe it will help them all get along a
> little better. I hope so.
Do we really need comments like this on this forum? Lloyd, I don't think this
has anything to do with the study of Hebrew, and I'm sure everyone else on
the list will agree that contemporary political statements have no place at
B-Hebrew, no matter how much they can be connected to the study of Hebrew.
--
GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
- Email: gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au
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