Biblical Hebrew Forum

[peter_kirk AT sil.org]

If there is that other evidence, this argument fails in the sense that 
it becomes unnecessary, yes. But how much other evidence is there? I 
am very suspicious of evidence of dating from place names, for even if 
they are only attested at one period the places existed at other 
periods and most likely had the same name. Dating from names of 
peoples may have a slightly firmer basis, but can still be accused of 
being an argument from the silence of records at other times.

Peter Kirk


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Subject: Re: SV: Re[2]: Ur Kasdim II
Author:  <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il> at Internet
Date:    05/01/2000 14:00


The "anachronism" argument about Ur Kasdim falls if we accapt that the 
appearance of the Chaldeans is tied to the appearance of the Arameans in 
the 12th century and connect this with other evidence that the 
Patriarchal traditions originate in the 12th-11th centuries.
Sincerely

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Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
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Israel