Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Fred P Miller <fmoeller AT ao.net>]

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George Athas wrote:

> Fred P Miller wrote:
>
> > [...] The presence of Aramaic in portions of Ezra and Daniel should 
> > confirm the use of
> > Aramaic in Babylon before 400 BCE rather than being a proof for a late 
> > date for
> > Daniel.
>
> How so? Aramaic does continue for centuries after 400 BCE. Are there any 
> particular apsects of the
> language you have in mind?
>
> While we're on the subject, wouldn't it seem logical that if the second 
> half of Daniel is dated
> c.164 BCE, that the first few chapters were known before then (not 
> necessarily as a uniform work,
> though)? There are numerous Daniel stories which are around by 164 BCE. In 
> order to give the second
> half of the book some typical pseudonymous weight, it seems reasonable to 
> suggest that "Daniel" had
> been known for quite some time as a familiar figure. Thus, the Daniel 
> stories (even the
> "apocryphal" ones) probably had some currency before 164 BCE. Essentially, 
> I'm basing this on the
> convention in pseudepigraphy to use a well known personality as the 
> "author".
>
> Best regards.
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