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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:58 am
by neilgodfrey
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Re: Why the Hellenistic era for ALL "Old Testament" books should be taken seriously
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:24 am
by StephenGoranson
Whatever the dates of TaNaK books, imo, Elephantine remains do not prove a negative, namely, non-existence then of some Torah books.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:46 am
by neilgodfrey
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Re: Why the Hellenistic era for ALL "Old Testament" books should be taken seriously
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:09 am
by StephenGoranson
To rephrase, slightly:
Whatever the dates of TaNaK books, imo, Elephantine remains do not prove--nor indicate--a negative, namely, non-existence then of some Torah books.
Writing a letter from Egypt with a request for information apparently implies that the letter receiver was thought to have information not known by the requester.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:00 pm
by neilgodfrey
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Re: Why the Hellenistic era for ALL "Old Testament" books should be taken seriously
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:07 pm
by neilgodfrey
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Re: Why the Hellenistic era for ALL "Old Testament" books should be taken seriously
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:10 pm
by StephenGoranson
I am not inclined today to attempt here a proposal of sources of Torah books, big subject, most might agree.
But I note that the repeated assertion, in this thread, of circularity is a logical fallacy, petitio principii.
Re: Why the Hellenistic era for ALL "Old Testament" books should be taken seriously
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:17 pm
by StephenGoranson
In other words, presuming circular reasoning is circular reasoning.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:36 pm
by neilgodfrey
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Re: Why the Hellenistic era for ALL "Old Testament" books should be taken seriously
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:14 pm
by StephenGoranson
Caricature is different than (or from) demonstration.