Postpositive e.g.

[Jonathan Lighter]

A. No.

B. Few people in the ancient world were literate .

C. Including the pros behind the Iliad and the Odyssey.

JL

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 4:33 AM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> It says in this article that Jesus wrote none of the Bible.  It makes me
> wonder if Jesus was literate.  I'm sure if I were a follower of Jesus and he
> wrote me a note, I'd treasure it forever and hand it down as a sacred thing.
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> It would be great if the Bible began with King Gilgamesh, 2700 years prior
> to Jesus.  That story has the world's first acknowledged author,
> Shin-eqi-unninni (~Shin Ekee Uenneenee?)
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> > 1. Every Bible is actually a collection of books. .... This helps to
> explain
> > the tremendous variety of theological perspectives, literary style, and
> > sometimes perplexing preoccupations (which animal parts go to which
> parties
> > in which categories of sacrifices, e.g.), as well as why some texts
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> > Has anyone seen this usage before?
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