Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

Right. So, what do people think about placing the invasion of Joshua and his
successors in the early 14th century? Any reason this couldn't have happened?
Anything preventing Joshua and huis successors from being the habiru of 
Amarna?




"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
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Column/9707/index.html
---------- Original Message ----------

>The numbers of the "MT dating" are patently round and symbolic: 480=12 x 40; 
>the
>oppression = 10 X 40; the wanderings= 40.  40's everywhere.  Not to be taken
literarily.


>> ** Original Subject: Habiru and Joshua
>> ** Original Sender: Jonathan Bailey <jonathan.bailey AT gmx.de>
>> ** Original Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 13:12:45 -0800

>> ** Original Message follows...

>>
>> 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
>> http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Column/9707/index.html
>>
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