For many of the scrolls, this is true. However, in this particular fragment the difference seems abundantly clear.
On Thursday 18 March 2004 10:32, A Lukaszewski wrote: > Judging from other scrolls -- e.g., 11Q10 I think -- there is evidence > that the 'waw' and 'yod' could be confused -- i.e., there could be > confusion over their morphemic identity. By way of example, the yod in > 11Q10 ii.5 "ydb(l" is mid-way in length between the length of the yod in > "tyrq" and the waw in ")lw". Palaeographically, the reading appears > viable. Whether it is *likely* given other aspects of first-century > Judaean Judaism is another question. > > Albert Lukaszewski > University of St Andrews > > Dave Washburn wrote: > > On Thursday 18 March 2004 04:59, Stephen Goranson wrote: > >>Apparently, here is a photograph of a Genesis 22 fragment, said to be > >> from Qumran, that is mentioned in a recent news article: > >> > >>http://www.deadseaexhibit.com/downloads/Press_Images/Genesis_Frag-hi.jpg > >> > >>This was mentioned in 13 Sept 2003 Star Telegram: > >> > >>http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/living/religion/6753955.htm > >> > >>According to the 18 March 2004 Akron Beacon Journal > >> > >>http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/8215027.htm > >> > >>Hanan Eshel proposes that Abraham is told here not to take Isaac "your > >> son" but Isaac "my son." > >> > >>That reading has been questioned, as has the proposed association of this > >>fragment with 4Q252. > > > > I would hope the reading has been questioned! Looking at the line above > > it, there's a clear distinction between the yod there in )LHYM and the > > key letter at the end of the word BN. The yod's size is quite > > distinctive, and I don't see how anybody could read the letter in the > > next line as anything but a vav, i.e. "his son." > > _______________________________________________ > g-Megillot mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.McMaster.CA/mailman/listinfo/g-megillot -- Dave Washburn http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur Learning about Christianity from a non-Christian is like getting a kiss over the telephone. _______________________________________________ g-Megillot mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.McMaster.CA/mailman/listinfo/g-megillot
