And in any event, so what? Even if "Wednesday" and "Thursday" originated from the names of the deities Wotan and Thor, who worries about that anymore? Answers or hypotheses about origins often have little to do with the ongoing practical results.
Bob Kraft > > Regarding Shamash (the sun) in Jewish cult, > > ... > > I guess that many would find horrified at the > > possibilities that the "Amen" we still use in prayers > > and "Adon" (the Lord) could come from Egyptian > > "Amen-Ra" and "Athon" of Amarna (Akhet.Athon), but the > > possibility is real. > > > > Honest and frank facing of fact is always needed in > > science. > > Agreed. But "could" and "might" and "may" hardly constitute "fact." > Too often critics take a flying leap from "this could be" to "this is." > This is not science. > Dave Washburn > http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur -- Robert A. Kraft, Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania 227 Logan Hall (Philadelphia PA 19104-6304); tel. 215 898-5827 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/rak/kraft.html For private reply, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Kraft) ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from Orion, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: "unsubscribe Orion." Archives are on the Orion Web site, http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il. (PLEASE REMOVE THIS TRAILOR BEFORE REPLYING TO THE MESSAGE)
