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On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, Jim West wrote:

> I apologize to the list for my constant references to Herrn Aland; but when
> I was a ThM student he was gracious enough to help me (via mail) with my ThM
> thesis.  It is unbecoming of biblical scholars to denigrate his work with
> slights and asides.  
> I realize that this is rather personal, but he was a kind and generous
> scholar who stooped down to help an ignoramus like myself and I cannot but
> say something on his behalf now that he is no longer able to speak for himself.

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I would agree that we ought to show respect for Aland, and I agree that
much of his work was a positive contribution to the field; yet I'm sure
that Aland himself would encourage scholarly discussion which might lead
to some of his work being questioned - we can respectfully disagree.

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