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by Russell Gmirkin
Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:08 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
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Replies: 109
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Re: Why the Hellenistic era for ALL "Old Testament" books should be taken seriously

In a view of a long duration of copying and variant mss a "roughly contemporary" origin proposal is both unnecessary and quite improbable. And yet my article presents arguments (which you dismiss without reading) that such a hypothesis is absolutely necessary. I think Neil's opening remar...
by Russell Gmirkin
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:43 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: ...
Replies: 109
Views: 3912

Re: Why the Hellenistic era for ALL "Old Testament" books should be taken seriously

Please note that I don't have time to engage further in this discussion at present. I ran across this thread & thought the two articles above might be valuable resources for those seriously interested in the subject matter.
by Russell Gmirkin
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: ...
Replies: 109
Views: 3912

Re: Why the Hellenistic era for ALL "Old Testament" books should be taken seriously

Here is another demonstration of the circularity in the dating of Deuteronomy to the time of (or before) Josiah. On a similar note, I did an in-depth literary study of 2 Kings 21-25 in another article that is highly relevant to the dating of JEDP sources. The Manasseh and Josiah Redactions of 2 Kin...
by Russell Gmirkin
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: ...
Replies: 109
Views: 3912

Re: Why the Hellenistic era for ALL "Old Testament" books should be taken seriously

When we apply the fundamentals of historical methods as practised by historians in fields other than biblical studies we quickly see logical flaws at the heart of the conventional understanding of that the sources for various biblical books (in particular the stories in Genesis and Exodus) go back ...
by Russell Gmirkin
Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Gospels, Epistles, Old Testament: the order of books according to Jesus Chri st
Replies: 25
Views: 16585

Re: Gospels, Epistles, Old Testament: the order of books according to Jesus Chri st

I find Martijn’s book to contain an impressive body of research! I don’t know anywhere else where one can find such a systematic and detailed analysis of the nomina sacra . If one divides his presentation into the four stages of Facts, Hypotheses, Arguments and Conclusions (as I do), his book is wel...
by Russell Gmirkin
Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:50 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Lemche Review of Adler
Replies: 3
Views: 2452

Re: Lemche Review of Adler

According to Jim West, Associate Editor at SJOT, posting on Academia.edu (not that it matters): "Totally my fault on the title thing. I didn't even notice it when I read the proof. Skipped right to the body of the text. I apologize." Of course, Jim--decent guy--may have been falling on his...
by Russell Gmirkin
Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Lemche Review of Adler
Replies: 3
Views: 2452

Lemche Review of Adler

For those interested, Yonatan Adler just posted a downloadable review of his book by reviewer Niels Peter Lemche in SJOT here:

https://www.academia.edu/108750459/Niel ... 23_338_340
by Russell Gmirkin
Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:00 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Ovid's Metamorphoses and Genesis
Replies: 19
Views: 34550

Re: Ovid's Metamorphoses and Genesis

There is an interesting account of the sources of Ovid's creation account here Andrew Criddle Yes, although the author doesn't take into account that the rhetorical aims of Ovid's Metamorphosis and Plato's Timaeus were different: Ovid, to write a poetic narrative, and Plato, to give a philosophical...
by Russell Gmirkin
Tue Sep 12, 2023 4:55 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Ovid's Metamorphoses and Genesis
Replies: 19
Views: 34550

Re: Ovid's Metamorphoses and Genesis

I should note that most scholars identify a variety of Greek philosophical sources behind Ovid's creation account. Robinson ("Ovid and the Timaeus ") argued that Ovid drew on Cicero's translation of the Timaeus into Latin. Others have seen additional influences from Empedocles, Posidonius,...
by Russell Gmirkin
Tue Sep 12, 2023 4:23 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Ovid's Metamorphoses and Genesis
Replies: 19
Views: 34550

Re: Ovid's Metamorphoses and Genesis

The opening sections are heavily dependent on Plato's Timaeus with its description of the primordial chaos (the formless material Receptacle), and the subsequent separation of the four elements when the Demiurge began to order creation, and the earth, oceans, air and heavens took their present sepa...