I have no doubt that the language of the masoretic text:
a. was used effectively as a means of communication amongst many people, in
1010 a.d.;
b. could be used effectively as a means of communication, amongst
many people, in 2010 a.d.; and
c. suffers a lack of agreement now, as to what the words meant, then;
thereby rendering it an inappropriate vehicle for communication at this
time.
regards,
fred burlingame
On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 4:01 PM, George Athas
<George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>wrote:
> The line between precision and approximation is drawn quite subjectively
> most of the time. Different people would be comfortable in drawing that line
> in different places. In any case, the mere fact that we can still
> communicate across cultural and linguistic boundaries suggests the
> approximation is often not far off precision.
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
> Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
> www.moore.edu.au
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