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by semiopen
Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:30 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Replies: 61
Views: 73730

Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century

There is a pre-publication article by Bill T. Arnold on academia.edu - "Reexamining the 'Fathers' in Deuteronomy's Framework." Pages 10-41 in Torah and Tradition https://www.academia.edu/33684608/_Reexamining_the_Fathers_in_Deuteronomys_Framework._Pages_10-41_in_Torah_and_Tradition._Edited...
by semiopen
Sun Jul 23, 2017 7:45 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Bar Kochba's Temple?
Replies: 23
Views: 28518

Re: Bar Kochba's Temple?

Another Jewish Encyclopedia article regarding the historical accuracy of the Talmud - ANTONINUS IN THE TALMUD: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1617-antoninus-in-the-talmud The account in the Talmud is legendary, not historical, and no heed is given to details, or difficulties of a chronol...
by semiopen
Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:17 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Replies: 61
Views: 73730

Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century

Here we part company. This criterion is too unquantifiable, too vague, too subjective for me. My point is that perhaps we shouldn't expect the Genesis patriarchs to make much of an appearance in prophetic literature where there were more pressing issues to chew over. Did the ancient foundation of B...
by semiopen
Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:16 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Replies: 61
Views: 73730

Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century

Here we part company. This criterion is too unquantifiable, too vague, too subjective for me. My point is that perhaps we shouldn't expect the Genesis patriarchs to make much of an appearance in prophetic literature where there were more pressing issues to chew over. Did the ancient foundation of B...
by semiopen
Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:07 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Replies: 61
Views: 73730

Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century

Here we part company. This criterion is too unquantifiable, too vague, too subjective for me. My point is that perhaps we shouldn't expect the Genesis patriarchs to make much of an appearance in prophetic literature where there were more pressing issues to chew over. Did the ancient foundation of B...
by semiopen
Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:07 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Replies: 61
Views: 73730

Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century

Here we part company. This criterion is too unquantifiable, too vague, too subjective for me. My point is that perhaps we shouldn't expect the Genesis patriarchs to make much of an appearance in prophetic literature where there were more pressing issues to chew over. Did the ancient foundation of B...
by semiopen
Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:06 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Replies: 61
Views: 73730

Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century

Here we part company. This criterion is too unquantifiable, too vague, too subjective for me. My point is that perhaps we shouldn't expect the Genesis patriarchs to make much of an appearance in prophetic literature where there were more pressing issues to chew over. Did the ancient foundation of B...
by semiopen
Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:05 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Replies: 61
Views: 73730

Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century

Here we part company. This criterion is too unquantifiable, too vague, too subjective for me. My point is that perhaps we shouldn't expect the Genesis patriarchs to make much of an appearance in prophetic literature where there were more pressing issues to chew over. Did the ancient foundation of B...
by semiopen
Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:05 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Replies: 61
Views: 73730

Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century

Here we part company. This criterion is too unquantifiable, too vague, too subjective for me. My point is that perhaps we shouldn't expect the Genesis patriarchs to make much of an appearance in prophetic literature where there were more pressing issues to chew over. Did the ancient foundation of B...
by semiopen
Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:04 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Replies: 61
Views: 73730

Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century

Regarding my opinion, there is almost no mention of the forefathers outside of Genesis, so Genesis seems to be entirely exilic or later. Here we part company. This criterion is too unquantifiable, too vague, too subjective for me. My point is that perhaps we shouldn't expect the Genesis patriarchs ...