Subject: Re: Methods in biblical scholarship (Solomon)
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 14:14:19 -0500
At 01:56 PM 12/28/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>What do I mean by "canon"? In simplest terms for this discussion, a
standardized,
>recognized set of writings held as sacred scripture by traditional
Judaism. By that I
>mean that if you go anywhere in the world and read a copy of the Tanach,
you will
>find certain specific books in it. But you will not find others. I am
not assuming
>or asserting that this definition of "canon" is held by all scholars of
Judaism, or is
>even always relevant, but it is a working definition.
What do you mean by 'sacred scripture.' You have just shifted your
definition from 'canon' to 'scriptrue'.