I will be brief. Gregory Doudna correctly quoted part of Prof. Magness' email: "...I disagree with nearly all of his research,..." Please note that later posts by others on this list unfortunately misquoted this without the word "nearly." And the reference, in context, as I read it, may not have been solely to the online paper, but included "previous research."
In fairness, it should be added that Prof. Magness, as I explained before and as she explained to Doudna, currently has limited occasional access to (slow) email. In addition to being busy with an archaeological dig, and not being a member of this list, I assume that she does not have a Qumran archaeology library at hand in the field for use for reference. And, in fact, in the past, she did indeed discuss, for example, precisely the locus 2 jar and related matters with Doudna and others, on orion list. Archaeologist Magness evaluated the evidence differently than Doudna. In my view, I have already demonstrated inaccuracies, omission of evidence, and special pleading in the online Doudna paper; and I know further examples. But, in order to allow other views ample time and space, I intend to be silent for some days on this list. Thanks, Ian Young, for your post; talk to you later. best, Stephen Goranson _______________________________________________ g-Megillot mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.McMaster.CA/mailman/listinfo/g-megillot
