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  • From: "Stephen C. Carlson" <scarlson AT mindspring.com>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Sabbath Origins (Peter)
  • Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1999 01:08:11 -0500


At 05:26 AM 12/4/99 +0100, Ian Hutchesson wrote:
>(Adar was considered a non-Hebrew
>(Syrian) word by the writer -- or epitomizer -- of 2Maccabees, 15:36.)

This is an unwarrented inference from the text. The text never says
that Adar is non-Hebrew, only that it is the name in Aramaic (SURIAKHi).
In order to draw your inference, you must first establish the linguistic
compentence of the author of 2 Macc (e.g., did he know the difference
between Aramaic and Hebrew?).

Stephen Carlson
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