Biblical Hebrew Forum

[peter_kirk AT sil.org]

Hebrews was probably cited by Clement of Rome c.95 CE. It is included 
in the following papyri: P12 (III), P13 (III/IV), P17 (IV), P46 (ca. 
200) etc. (Data from Nestle-Aland 27th edition). Tertullian, Clement 
of Alexandria and Origen discussed its authorship. I think there is 
little doubt that it dates back to the second century if not the 
first.

Peter Kirk

See also another comment below.


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Subject: Re[11]: Genesis 1 & 2 (Peter)
Author:  <mc2499 AT mclink.it> at Internet
Date:    05/12/1999 17:49


>PK: So when was LXX Genesis (i.e. the text printed by
>Rahlfs etc) produced? Before, contemporary with or after the Wisdom of 
>Solomon in the same volume? We don't know, I think. But it is unlikely 
>to have been long after. So LXX Genesis is the pre-patristic support 
>for creation ex nihilo which you asked me for, as is Hebrews.

You haven't established the "pre-patristic" qualification for Hebrews. What 
shows you that Hebrews was known before patristic times?...

<snip>

>Which was done first, the pointing or the "LXX" translation of Genesis? 
>
>PK: Do you really not know? The Rahlfs LXX text is based mainly on 
>three 4th-5th century CE manuscripts, two in the British Museum and 
>one in the Vatican. The pointing of the Hebrew Bible is generally 
>considered to be much later than this - or do you want to dispute 
>that?

PK: Correction, I can't even report correctly what I have seen myself! 
Sinaiticus at least is now at the new British Library building in 
Euston Road (next to St. Pancras station), in a beautiful new display 
area.

By whom? Why? Is this another of your famous consensus statements of 
opinion? There's a bunch of monkeys that think they are Shakespeare: well, 
they've just written Hamlet!

PK: If you wish to put forward a theory that the MT was pointed before 
the 4th century, please go ahead and show us your evidence. If not, 
you are also agreeing with the consensus, so shut up!

<snip>

But the "tried to keep him warm" isn't qatal, is it? (Sorry, for some 
reason I can't find a copy of 1Kgs amongst the tanach files I have, so I'm 
looking at the Strong's numbers in a bible program which indicates that the 
verb form is not qatal. I gather the "tried to keep him warm" is a yiqtol, 
so we're in better known waters and you don't seem to have an analogous 
situation.)

PK: Actually it's a WAYYIQTOL. I didn't say that QATAL can continue a 
narrative sequence, only that it can start one.

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