Re: Marana tha !
- From: Don Kirkman <donsno2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:00:50 -0700
It seems to me I heard somewhere that Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote in
article <1150541978.712404.240520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
The use of a shibboleth results in the judging of others.
Only if you're already inclined to judge. A shibboleth is a password or
a test of validity. You could read about it for yourself at Judges
12:5,6. It enabled the border guards to distinguish between friendly
travelers wanting to cross the Jordan River, who could pronounce
"shibboleth" correctly, and the enemy Ephramites who didn't have a "sh"
sound in their dialect and so could be detected and prevented from
crossing. ISTM it's a stretch to call that "judging" in the sense you
usually use.
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Don Kirkman
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