Papa Zoom
CF Ambassador
From the video, I believe he is speaking of those who are arguing to the Paleo-Hebrew to make the Hebrew OT say things it does not. It isn't all that different from all the supposed hidden messages in the OT using numbers, from several years back (The Bible Code). Or perhaps it's more similar to the arguments many Christians make regarding the meaning of a Greek or Hebrew word by arguing to the meaning of the root word, or by taking a compound word and arguing to its meaning from the meanings of its constituent words. Both situations are exegetical fallacies, according to D. A. Carson, and he is quite correct, of course.
I am familiar with the Bible codes thing and always thought it was silly. This topic is a bit over my head. I tried to research it a bit and found some things interesting, but not enough to really follow the lines of argument in the video. I just read my OT (NASB) and that's enough for me. Languages make my brain hurt.