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Re: Tower of Babel & Post-exilic Genesis

From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>
To: Walter Mattfeld <mattfeld AT mail.pjsnet.com>
Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Tower of Babel & Post-exilic Genesis
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:34:46 +0200

The Tower of Babel Narrative indicates that the writer had no first-hand
knowledge of Babylonia or Mesopotamia. He was basing his narrative on
hearsay and second- and third- hand reports, much like Herodotus in his
description of Babylonia.
Sincerely,

--
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office 44905
Israel

Tower of Babel & Post-exilic Genesis, Walter Mattfeld, 01/18/2000
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- Re: Tower of Babel & Post-exilic Genesis, Jonathan D. Safren, 01/18/2000
- RE: Tower of Babel & Post-exilic Genesis, Niels Peter Lemche, 01/18/2000
- Re: Tower of Babel & Post-exilic Genesis, Dave Washburn, 01/19/2000