> I am not sure that Liz meant that seriously. (I sort of doubt
> it.) However
> the issue of what terms to use in discussion is important. It
> is like the
> BCE/BC discussion. I think her point was that in a University
> setting,
> where 'scholarship' is supposed to be going on using OT, when
> refering to
> the Hebrew text,is not accurate. Words like Tenach/OT have more of a
> religious context, and are non-neutral. On the other hand
> when in a Jewish
> context to refer to the 'OT' is not just insulting, but in a sense
> meaningless.
I think he's got it!
Liz
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