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the Pentateuch is IMO is firmly dated to the Persian period. I think you are probably kidding yourself. The Enochic issue of sin is certainly after the Persian period, so the story of the fall drags Genesis with it. The Joseph story has frequently been related to Greek literary tradition. And what ...

When you cite material such as ancient sources or books, please state specifically where it comes from. It allows other people to consult it.

I don't find anything unreasonable about the following as a thesis: I think my thesis is clear - there was upheaval from the times of the Hellenism of Judaism (including the Maccabee Revolt) through to the end of the Roman-Jewish Wars (by which most Jews had been exiled or enslave or both): there wo...

You've already told me three times it does not. And of course you should know. I was just going off your own words. Maybe riffing off my words. Have I misunderstood you? Isn't it a bit late to ask that? I don't know why you feel you can assume it is of interest that someone in the 1940s made such a...

This o.p. for all intents and purposes seems like spam. richard allan ritter joined the forum a few minutes before posting to mention his own work. He doesn't even indicate why anyone should read it, let alone a link to it. Well, if anyone is interested in richard allan ritter's effort, try here . T...

You're the one asserting that it doesn't interest me Oh, so the subject does interest you then? You've already told me three times it does not. And of course you should know. I don't know why you feel you can assume it is of interest that someone in the 1940s made such an assertion or what relevanc...

To sum Barbie in one word: eisegesis. (In another word for any Italians: cavolata.)

It's a bit hard, you know. One has to read it to find out where you were going. When you have read enough to know you aren't interested, then you can ignore it. It's really not that difficult... You published the stuff here. Live with the consequences. Right, you come into threads to say that the t...

It's a bit hard, you know. One has to read it to find out where you were going. When you have read enough to know you aren't interested, then you can ignore it. It's really not that difficult... You published the stuff here. Live with the consequences. So, even though you closed quotes which normal...

I don't know why you feel you can assume it is of interest that someone in the 1940s made such an assertion or what relevance it would have to anyone here. If you aren't interested in the thread, then just ignore it! Simples! :D It's a bit hard, you know. One has to read it to find out where you we...