Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Nor Is It Necessarily Not So
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 17:45:25 -0800 (PST)
I agree with Ian Hutchesson's comments on the Shanks piece. I find it
distressing that presumed scholars adopt the tactics and discourse of
politics in order to score scholarly points that they cannot otherwise
make. I didn't read Herzog's essay (and I'd be interested in reading it)
but Shanks' response was a real turn-off; it sounded alot like some cnn
"crossfire" hosts who attack the personalities of their opposition
when they have nothing of substance to say.