In a message dated 6/1/2002 6:19:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cbrady AT tulane.edu writes:
sh AT teol.ku.dk
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>> Could it be the text SAYS she was ritually sacrificed, but does not
>> necessarily report historical events? I'd tend to think the text is a piece
>> of Israelite/jewish philosophical reflection on themes like fate and human
>> responsibility. Some might even say it's a lot more edifying that way.
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> Huh? What is this supposed to mean. Please expand.
If I may speak for the previous poster, it means that we should not
necessarily assume that the text refers to an *actual* historic event, but
that it is just a morality tale.
And what is the moral point of her being sacrificed?
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