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From: "Dienekes Pontikos" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Malaspina et al (2001)'s Cohens -- an answer ?
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:29:08 -0700
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It depends on how one approaches the issue. Socially or religiously an
R1b Cohen may be indistinguishable from a J1 Cohen, and that's just
fine. I certainly don't advocate creating genetically-defined castes
of people. If one approaches the issue as an interesting historical
puzzle to be solved, then one can speak of authentic or perhaps
original Cohen lineages, i.e., the lineages of priests from Old
Testament times when the patrilineal acquisition of priestly status
became customary.

On 4/15/07, ellen Levy <> wrote:
>
> I don't necessarily think, however, that a Bronze Age
> date will make the J1 CMH more "authentic" or
> "genuine" than later Cohanim lineages in other
> haplogroups. That terminology makes me a bit
> uncomfortable. The R1a Levites are "legitimate" or
> "genuine" Levites despite having a probable origin
> among non-ethnic Israelites. An R1b Cohanim, even if
> shown to be of European origin, would be just as
> genuine a Cohanim as a J1 "Israelite" Cohanim.
>
> Ellen Coffman
>

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