To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Ripples in the text (foll. Saturating the airwaves)
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 02:49:10 +0100
>> Ian, it is not a valid refutation of a hypothesis (here, Harold's
hypothesis
>> that Kings and Chronicles preserve accurate historical information about
>> David's time) to state that the hypothesis is unproven (because the
>> historical value of these books is unknown). Do you have any evidence to
>> disprove Harold's hypothesis?
>>
>Peter,
>If one begins with the intense philosophy of doubt that Ian does,
>one can "disprove" just about anything to one's own satisfaction.
>Convincing anyone else, of course, is another matter...
I don't think Dave can talk about my philosophy in any serious way when he
misrepresents it as he does here.
The philosophy is not one about doubt but about correct method. I don't
think that that many people, obviously including Dave, are prepared to be
coherently historical.