That's beyond me, for boundary marking is quite normal under dualistic presuppositions, internal as well as external. Cp. the DSS. Therefore, please explain your idea on the basis of JosBell and JosAnt, simply to avoid a classical 'hot air' or 'argument from silence' reproach. Perhaps we've indeed missed something decisive. Thx in advance. Dierk Al wrote: > I think one can show from Josephus' comments on the Essenes that they > treated other Jews (i.e. Jews who were not fellow Essenes) as if they were > not Jewish, boundary marking against them in much the same ways that Jews > regularly boundary marked against non-Jews. Judging from this behavior of > the Essenes one might conclude that they were not Jewish. I think this > explains Josephus' comment and puts it into a comprehensible context. For private reply, e-mail to "Dierk van den Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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)
