To: Peter_Kirk AT sil.org, b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: A Modest Proposal
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 13:44:53 EDT
In a message dated 9/9/2000 7:39:39 AM Central Standard Time,
Peter_Kirk AT sil.org writes:
<<
LMB, you can't talk about begging the question. You started by asking
detractors of the DH to read P. Well, that begs the question of what P might
be. In fact these detractors presumably don't believe that P exists at all,
certainly not as a separate document, though they might accept it as a
distinct genre with perhaps a distinct origin.
>>
Within certain parameters, the constitution of P is fairly well known. Whethe
r one believes that it was an original document or tradition is another
question. I would suggest that you cease quibbling and read the P account
whether you care to consider it as correctly designated or not. This constant
nit-picking indicates a lack of confidence in your position.