Vater had already assumed two duplicates—verses 5-7 parallel to 11, 12, and 15-19 parallel to 20-28—this opinion being shared by Cornill and in part by Stade ("Gesch. Israels," i. 658). Steinthal even distinguishes seven fragments in this chapter: (1) 1-7; (2) 8-12; (3) ...
This was a serious clue about the mind, something totally ignored by Descartes and other Rationalists -- let alone by all of Ancient and Mediaeval philosophy -- and not well explained by the Empiricists either, whose theory of the mind was almost entirely of something passive. Yet theactivity...
8 can be explained by haplography, the absence of the colon that would have made reference to divine beings cannot be so explained.33 What are the implications of this "parallel corruption"? For one, those who defend MT priority would have to argue for accidental changes in Deuteronomy 32:...
”16 The chapter thus opens with the desired scenario, namely, Yhwh blessing his people elect. But if Israel will not live up to its obligations in this special relationship, here as well curse is impending. In fact, depicting the sanctions for non-compliance is the focal point of the ...