Comments for Lawrence H. Schiffman http://lawrenceschiffman.wordpress.com Late Antiquity Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:23:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Qumran Conference by Steven Cox http://lawrenceschiffman.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/qumran-conference/#comment-12 Steven Cox Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:23:33 +0000 http://lawrenceschiffman.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-12 I feel that some people need to be more informed on the process of recuiting scholars on a topic such as Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls. First, I do not see relevance of “conservative” or “liberal” tags. Second, due to the size of our school we had to select only a few people and include some of our faculty who have written on the topic. Third we are planning a follow-up conference in 2012 that will include people that have different positions, plus the presence of Dead Sea Scroll materials. Judgments should not be made on things, people, or events that one does not know, see, and experience. Best Regards, Steven Cox, Ph.D. Special Conference Chairman Professor of New Testament and Greek Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary scox@mabts.edu I feel that some people need to be more informed on the process of recuiting scholars on a topic such as Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls. First, I do not see relevance of “conservative” or “liberal” tags. Second, due to the size of our school we had to select only a few people and include some of our faculty who have written on the topic. Third we are planning a follow-up conference in 2012 that will include people that have different positions, plus the presence of Dead Sea Scroll materials. Judgments should not be made on things, people, or events that one does not know, see, and experience.

Best Regards,

Steven Cox, Ph.D.
Special Conference Chairman
Professor of New Testament and Greek
Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
scox@mabts.edu

]]> Comment on Josephus, Plagiarism and the Great Revolt by Hadassah http://lawrenceschiffman.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/josephus-plagiarism-and-the-great-revolt/#comment-3 Hadassah Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:59:52 +0000 http://lawrenceschiffman.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-3 It's not that he didn't write them, but rather that he culled his information from various sources without attribution. It's like writing a term paper without footnotes - the research is yours, but the material is not your original thoughts and should have been credited. Back then, they did not see any reason to acknowledge sources, so scholars make a living figuring out where Josephus got his information from. It’s not that he didn’t write them, but rather that he culled his information from various sources without attribution. It’s like writing a term paper without footnotes – the research is yours, but the material is not your original thoughts and should have been credited. Back then, they did not see any reason to acknowledge sources, so scholars make a living figuring out where Josephus got his information from.

]]> Comment on Josephus, Plagiarism and the Great Revolt by Robert Parrish http://lawrenceschiffman.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/josephus-plagiarism-and-the-great-revolt/#comment-2 Robert Parrish Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:40:40 +0000 http://lawrenceschiffman.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-2 A couple of weeks ago I saw the new "Complete Works of Flavius Josephus" by Attic Books So you are saying he didn't write most of the 6 books in this volume? "Antiquities of the Jews" is apparently not his. How about "History of the Jewish Wars" and "Sequel to the History of the Jewish Wars?" Probably "The Life of Flavius Josephus" was his. Even if Josephus himself didn't write these works, are they still accurate? A couple of weeks ago I saw the new “Complete Works of Flavius Josephus” by Attic Books So you are saying he didn’t write most of the 6 books in this volume? “Antiquities of the Jews” is apparently not his. How about “History of the Jewish Wars” and “Sequel to the History of the Jewish Wars?” Probably “The Life of Flavius Josephus” was his. Even if Josephus himself didn’t write these works, are they still accurate?

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