Alternatively, what are odds that someone at a later point in time, made it
up or picked up on some old tradition and massaged into an aetiology? Equally
probably, I'd say.
I'm not taking a particular side here. I'm just thinking about the methods
and assumptions you're employing, because they seem a little selective to me.
GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au