A Letter by Professor Menachem Cohen
English translation:
Bar-Ilan University
Faculty of Jewish Studies
Department of Bible Studies
B"H, Monday, 26 Tishrei 5758
27.10.97
Dr. Dror Bar-Natan
The Hebrew University
Jerusalem
Dear Dr. Bar-Natan,
In continuation of my letter of 2.9.97, and in response to your
additional inquiry regarding the list of appellations that you prepared
for the purpose of ELS experiments in "War and Peace", I would like to
clarify again:
- The list prepared by Prof. Havlin, following the considerations
detailed in his brief, has, in my humble opinion, no scientific
basis, and is entirely the result of inconsistent and arbitrary
choice, as I argued in my above mentioned letter.
- After studying your list, I gather that it was prepared
according to the same standards as presented by Prof. Havlin, and that it
contains some differences from Havlin's list, which are also based on
findings in the Responsa Project. In light of the above, I see no
essential difference between the two lists for the purpose of using
them for ELS experiments in any text.
Sincerely,
Prof. Menachem Cohen
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