RE: [Megillot] Ha Aretz news -on the scroll
Jim, you may want to note in your blog that there is more than one difference between the two versions. Check out the (extra?) final paragraph in the Haaretz version. Ken Ken M. Penner, Ph.D. Moderator, Dead Sea Scrolls scholars’ list Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Acadia Divinity College [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (902)585-2213 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James R. Davila Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Megillot] Ha Aretz news -on the scroll The AP article in its current form online does not contain the error. It only appears in Haaretz. http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2008_04_27_archive.html#4645028138572881471 Jim Davila
Re: [Megillot] Ha Aretz news -on the scroll
The AP article in its current form online does not contain the error. It only appears in Haaretz. http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/ 2008_04_27_archive.html#4645028138572881471 Jim Davila On 1 May 2008, at 9:13 am, Joe Zias wrote: One of the things that I like so much about the AP here in Jrsm is that senior journalists usually let us check out the article for mistakes like this before it goes out. Here it's obvious someone forgot to ask scholars before it went out and now that it's in the public record, the damage is done. I have a feeling that the misinformation may have come from some gov't PR folks as no scholar dealing with the topic would have permitted such a thing. Joe Ziashttp://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/979555.html Joe Zias www.joezias.com Anthropology/Paleopathology Science and Antiquity Group - Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel - Dr. Jim Davila Head of the School of Divinity Reader in Early Jewish Studies St. Mary's College University of St. Andrews St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9JU United Kingdom Tel.: +44 1334 462834 Fax.: +44 1334 462852 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_sd/jrd4.html http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland : No SC013532
[Megillot] Ha Aretz news -on the scroll
One of the things that I like so much about the AP here in Jrsm is that senior journalists usually let us check out the article for mistakes like this before it goes out. Here it's obvious someone forgot to ask scholars before it went out and now that it's in the public record, the damage is done. I have a feeling that the misinformation may have come from some gov't PR folks as no scholar dealing with the topic would have permitted such a thing. Joe Zias < http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/979555.html Joe Zias www.joezias.com Anthropology/Paleopathology Science and Antiquity Group - Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel
