@Davïd It's really not my field. It'd be like asking you about..... diachronic Hebrew phonology.... OK, fine:

I'm not a fan of either conspiracy theories or easy polarizations, with both of which that (longer) article is replete. And some stuff is just wrong. (Sugar is not, for the most part "turned into fat" in the liver. What it does do is induce insulin secretion and up-regulate series of enzymes that ultimately increase serum triglycerides, but that's saying something different.

And the shocking statement about the idiot US doctors who believe that dietary cholesterol raises serum cholesterol is just there because every such article needs a statement about how doctors are idiots. (Dietary cholesterol raises serum cholesterol, though it's certainly less important than saturated fat in that regard. The more important weakness in the dietary x to serum cholesterol argument is that the latter is itself only a surrogate endpoint.))

I'm sure the shift away from vilifying fat as the cause of cardiovascular disease is justified, but these remain really difficult studies to do well. (They describe the need for randomization which is at least conceivable, but neither control nor blinding are feasible in the long term in this area AFAIK.) The strongest association is with obesity, and how people become obese is a lot more complicated than dietary macronutrient distribution. But it's really not my field...

But one more, since I can: do you have any idea when the waw > vav shift happened? I gather ιαω reflects the former, but that's the only data point I can come up with, and these later developments aren't (I think?) in J-M. Even an estimate to the nearest millennium would be helpful.

@PaulVargas Check out this issue. There are some links to data in there as well as background for the reversify plugin from our very own @curiousdannii. I don't know what I did with the list I had years ago, but the work we've done for Stack Verse Mapper has brought this issue up several times. (cc @Susan @Davïd)

@Caleb Nice to see you in the Library! Hope that's a good sign.

@Susan Thanks -- really helpful. And I could see how some of it would rankle! :S There may well be follow-ups :) but I'm grateful for your insights.

@Susan As for this -- I'm gathering resources and filtering musty mental file-cards. I have a hunch, but want something a bit more solid for you.

@Caleb I will check those links. Thank you for the quick reply. :D It's good to see you.

Acts 22:2-3 says: 2 ...Then he [Paul] said [to a bunch of Jews in order to defend himself against challenges to his Jewish orthodoxy (Acts 21:28)]: 3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city [Jerusalem] at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today." Are you saying these are not Paul's own words and that the author of Acts essentially made that up? – Brian Weigand

@BrianWeigand I am citing respected scholars on this. Since at least the late 20th century, many scholars have expressed doubts about some things in Acts. – Dick Harfield

Are you saying Acts 22:2-3 are not Paul's own words and that the author of Acts essentially made that up? Yes / No. – Brian Weigand

@BrianWeigand It seems you wish to start a discussion more appropriate for chat. I'll see you there when you are available. – Dick Harfield

@BrianWeigand Welcome to the Library, where we can discuss meanings of answers at greater length if need be, while leaving comments for their intended purpose.