Re: The Origins of Judaism, Yonatan Adler
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:02 pm
No. That's not what I said or implied at all. Please re-read.Secret Alias wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 8:36 pm So God has spoken. His answer did not change anything. We discussed. He forgot to consider the Samaritans or did not consider them important to the development of the Pentateuch. Thanks for treating Gmirkin like he's Maimonides or something.
Yes, his answer did not change anything -- it did not even lead to a discussion. Simply saying that you disagree is not a discussion. A discussion gets into explaining why you disagree. It involves addressing his actual evidence and argument. You simply said you disagreed without doing any of that. You simply repeated the point he was responding to as if he had made no response at all. You may as well not even have read his remarks except for the line that indicated he was proposing another viewpoint.
What he wrote was of interest to others but evidently of no interest to you -- not even enough for you to engage with.
No, he did not "forget to consider the Samaritans". You appear not to have even read his remarks. No, he did not "consider them of no importance to the development of the Pentateuch". Forgive me, but I think others read Gmikin's responses to your questions but you did not. He was very clear about the Samaritans and their importance.
No, I am not treating Gmirkin as "an authority". I am only disappointed that you did not address his responses to your questions.
If you think the alternative to ignoring and not responding to the detailed discussion he presents is to treat him as a divine authority, you are lost in extremes.
I have many questions about Gmirkin's work. But my questions are based on reading it, not ignoring everything about it but his conclusion.