tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729465143554744766.post3849533071373882676..comments2023-08-17T06:18:52.958-07:00Comments on Bilbo's Blog: Centuries of DarknessBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06231440026059820600noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729465143554744766.post-19750291513710430202014-05-24T12:49:18.040-07:002014-05-24T12:49:18.040-07:00I had meant to be as modest in my claims as I coul...I had meant to be as modest in my claims as I could be, but obviously blew it the first time. Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231440026059820600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729465143554744766.post-59509681097686680712014-05-23T13:07:59.834-07:002014-05-23T13:07:59.834-07:00Lol, nicely done. Never has an argument of mine be...Lol, nicely done. Never has an argument of mine been defeated by so subtle a move.JDBhttp://www.egalicontrarian.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729465143554744766.post-45084693591847045802014-05-23T12:03:09.765-07:002014-05-23T12:03:09.765-07:00Let me revise my post. Let me revise my post. Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231440026059820600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729465143554744766.post-89446329111803345212014-05-20T15:50:04.036-07:002014-05-20T15:50:04.036-07:00I generally find these sorts of books almost impos...I generally find these sorts of books almost impossible to evaluate as a layperson, even one with an undergraduate degree in Near Eastern Studies. This is how I feel about e.g. Kitchen's <i>On the Reliability of the Old Testament</i> and Provan et al's <i>A Biblical History of Israel</i>. That being said, they are fun to read.<br /><br />I have one question. You write, "Clearly it's time for a major revision of that chronology." What are your grounds for making this assertion, and even thinking it's truth is "clear"?<br /><br />[Just to potentially speed things up: suppose you say, "I read the book and the arguments seemed serious." Then I'll ask something like, "Given that the details - which no doubt are essential - are too technical, how can you know the arguments are worth other scholars delving into (beyond offering book reviews)? Have you, for example, read into the standard scholarship in this area that disagree with this book and found it wanting? If so, what have you read and why is it wanting?" Okay - this <i>potentially</i> speeds things up because perhaps that wouldn't have been your response.]JDBhttp://www.egalicontrarian.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com