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Re: orion-list 1Chr 27 and 1QM on militia
On Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:48:22 EDT, RGmyrken@aol.com writes:
[... snip ... noted & filed ...]
Thank you for the excellent review of the literature.
> So while I give Dierk points for
>creativity, I find the comparison to 1 Chr. 27 unconvincing on several
>grounds.
>
>(A more convincing reading of Hellenistic military science in the HB is the
>story of David and Goliath, where the armor and weaponry of Goliath is that
>of a typical Greek hoplite, while David is a typical youthful sling-wielding
>Greek skirmisher operating between the opposing armies. See e.g.
>Asclepiodotus 1.2.)
Thank you also for pointing out the likely source of the military
details of David's career. I've long thought that Joshua's action
at Ai was a notice from Alexander's campaigns before he crossed
to Asia and came from Greek sources. I said as much in my book,
_Behind The Bible_ in 1990.
>Best regards to all,
>Russ Gmirkin
Thanks again
Tom Simms
For private reply, e-mail to Tom Simms <tsimms@mailserv.nbnet.nb.ca>
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