From: "Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>
To: <l_barre AT yahoo.com>, "b-Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Many scholars accept the documentary sources
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 22:54:13 -0800
Dear Lloyd,
Amongst "mainstream" scholars "so-called" it is accepted. Amongst conservative
scholars it is NOT accepted.
Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
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From: "LM Barre" <l_barre AT yahoo.com>
To: "b-Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 3:25 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Many scholars accept the documentary sources
The documentary hypothesis is accepted by mainstream biblical scholarship.
Lloyd Barre'
Karl wrote:
>Questions in Pentateuchal studies that postulate a J, E, P or any other
>such source hypothesis, because they have no evidence, are pushing
>beliefs. Those are the little questions that are irrelevant.
I would like the moderators' opinions on this statement. I've always
understood they were in scope. I understand why Karl wants them out
but it requires his idiosyncratic definition of evidence. Needless to
say, but I'll say it anyway, his definition of evidence is not shared
by many scholars.