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Daniel Peterson wrote:I'm pleased to announce that the latest volume has arrived from BYU's Middle Eastern Texts Initiative, and specifically from our series of the Medical Works of Moses Maimonides (the greatest rabbi and Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages):

Moses Maimonides, On Poisons and the Protection against Lethal Drugs, a parallel Arabic-English translation by Gerrit Bos (University of Cologne, Germany), with critical editions of medieval Hebrew translations by Dr. Bos and of medieval Latin translations by Michael R. McVaugh (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).


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Why was this not placed in the Off Topic Forum DP?
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maklelan wrote:Not at all. I believe this translation series falls well within the scope of "Mormon Discussions,".

How is that exactly?
Please do explain.
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Nomomo wrote:
maklelan wrote:Not at all. I believe this translation series falls well within the scope of "Mormon Discussions,".

How is that exactly?
Please do explain.


As a Latter-day Saint and a scholar who is interested in the academic work coming from BYU, and especially from personal acquaintences, I think it fits well within the parameters. If others would prefer this forum be reserved exclusively for topics about which cynics can freely bitch, maybe somebody needs to make that a rule. As it is, this is the "catch-all" forum for "general topics and debates."
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Then you don't think a debate over Austrian vs. Keynesian macroeconomics would be out of place in the Terrestrial Forum? Come on, man.
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JohnStuartMill wrote:Then you don't think a debate over Austrian vs. Keynesian macroeconomics would be out of place in the Terrestrial Forum? Come on, man.


If it were published under the auspices of an LDS organization run by someone on this board I would see no reason to complain.
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As a Latter-day Saint and a scholar who is interested in the academic work coming from BYU, and especially from personal acquaintences, I think it fits well within the parameters.


Oh, I agree with you. This post is well within tier 1 Mormon apologetics, which makes it very welcome within this forum.
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Nomomo wrote:
Daniel Peterson wrote:I'm pleased to announce that the latest volume has arrived from BYU's Middle Eastern Texts Initiative, and specifically from our series of the Medical Works of Moses Maimonides (the greatest rabbi and Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages):

Moses Maimonides, On Poisons and the Protection against Lethal Drugs, a parallel Arabic-English translation by Gerrit Bos (University of Cologne, Germany), with critical editions of medieval Hebrew translations by Dr. Bos and of medieval Latin translations by Michael R. McVaugh (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).


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Why was this not placed in the Off Topic Forum DP?
Especially since this is NOT the MA&D House :lol:
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maklelan wrote:
As a Latter-day Saint and a scholar...


Devry finally gave you tenure, eh?
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Anything that comes out of BYU is legit for discussion in this forum.
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Daniel Peterson wrote:I'm pleased to announce that the latest volume has arrived from BYU's Middle Eastern Texts Initiative, and specifically from our series of the Medical Works of Moses Maimonides (the greatest rabbi and Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages):

Moses Maimonides, On Poisons and the Protection against Lethal Drugs, a parallel Arabic-English translation by Gerrit Bos (University of Cologne, Germany), with critical editions of medieval Hebrew translations by Dr. Bos and of medieval Latin translations by Michael R. McVaugh (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).





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Is this book used today in medicine? Why do this when the funds can be used for poor people. Is this a grant or pork?
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