From: James Christian <jc.bhebrew AT googlemail.com>
To: kenneth greifer <greifer AT hotmail.com>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Year 14
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:50:15 +0100
Hi,
2009/10/23 kenneth greifer <greifer AT hotmail.com>
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> Jim,
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> You know that I disagree with you on everything about the patriarchal
> narratives, but I still think you should try a better way of spreading your
> ideas. B-Hebrew is the last place on earth to try out new ideas. The people
> here only like old ideas that come with scholarly citations. I doubt most
> of the people on this list have ever even had a new idea.
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That doesn't seem to be too accurate a description of most debates on here
I've seen. There are a number of people on this list who highly value
primary source evidence and are not too impressed with citations unless they
are given with the relevant primary source evidence.
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> You would be very successful with people who like fringe theories about
> history and ancient mysteries. Write a book and you will find people who
> will take your ideas seriously.
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However, this I would agree with. You wouldn't believe the amount of people
I've met who believe da Vinci represented Mary next to Jesus in his last
supper work.