Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jonathan Bailey <jonathan.bailey AT gmx.de>]

The Habiru of Amarna letters are starting to sound a lot like Joshua and his 
crew.
Remember, the MT dating of 1446 and Wandering until 1406, then an early in 
the 14th
century date for Joshua's conquests fits pretty well with much of the time of 
the
Amarna letters. Now by "Joshua and his crew" I am not just talking about the 
specific
conquests of Joshua in his book, but also the "claiming the land" conquests 
in the
next generation described in Judges.

I have not been following this whole thread, so forgive me if this has 
already been
brought up. It seems, however, that a conservative can hardly miss this 
connection.

Any thoughts?




"If there are many wisemen in a city, this means that the city will soon 
fall."
Babylonian proverb

Jonathan Bailey
Hochschule für Jüdische Studien
Heidelberg
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