Septuagint or Hebrew Original Bible ?

c stirling bartholomew cc.constantine at worldnet.att.net
Mon Nov 12 15:10:05 EST 2001


on 11/12/01 6:07 AM, Lisbeth S. Fried wrote:

> Even texts not in the MT, which were known for a long
> time only in Greek,  are found to have had a Hebrew
> origin with the discovery of the DSS.

Liz,

This is true of some texts but not of all. I don't believe that any "Hebrew
originals" have surfaced for the major additions to Daniel (Susanna, Bel,
etc.). Some folks have argued that one or more of these show evidence of a
Hebrew vorlage, but I have heard the same arguments about the Gospel of
Matthew.  When you consider the impact that a Jewish linguistic and cultural
background would have on an author composing a book in Greek which was not
his native language, the whole question of "Hebrew originals" becomes very
complex. Until someone finds a few scraps of the "Hebrew originals" I will
remain skeptical.

greetings,

Clay


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