For instance, Epiphanius refers to the Nasareans and Nasoreans as though they were separate groups and he refers to distinct groups names Essenes, Jessaeans, and Ossenes, in which the Essenes were an offshoot of the Samaritans. All this in an environment of the War of the Sons of Jacob against the Sons of Esau and their Samaritan allies in the late 2nd c.and early1st c. BCE as well as in the 1st c. CE. That's risible.
_Dierk
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey B. Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dierk van den Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: Epiphanius (was Re: [Megillot] Neil Altman on Qumran, Toronto Star
Dierk van den Berg wrote:
The monk Epiphanius is notorious not only for his sexist mood but likewise
for his terrifying inaccuracies, especially in regard to the classification
of groups of the remote past.
I wonder if you'd do us the kindness of providing us with some some specific
examples of these inaccuracies?
Jeffrey Gibson --
Jeffrey B. Gibson, D.Phil. (Oxon.)
1500 W. Pratt Blvd. #1 Chicago, IL 60626
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