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Martin Hengel dead at 82
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07-02-2009, 05:56 PM
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RIP.
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07-02-2009, 09:51 PM
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Misuse of citations
Hi Toto,
I found him frustrating to read. He would often state facts that seemed absurd to me and instead of proving it, he would give citations from numerous sources. When I checked the citation sources, with much time and effort, it turned out that it wasn't proof of the fact at all, but generally just another writer who had used the same information or something related to the information. This methodology of his was so annoying that I found much of what I read by him a waste of time. Warmly, Philosopher Jay Quote:
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07-03-2009, 12:47 AM
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The proofs are always in another book, and when you open the other book, it will reference another book, allegedly containing the proofs. |
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