Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Steve Novak" <novak AT bigpond.net.au>]

This is my first post to this mailing list. I may be repeating a frequently 
debated or commonly knows question, or it may be a stupid question that has 
been bothering me for some time. If that is the case then I apologize.

According to Jewish tradition, the Torah was written by Moses. I would like 
to find out if this is historically possible. Was the Hebrew language in 
which the Torah is currently written, spoken at the time of Moses? Did the 
children of Israel speak this language while they were in Egypt? When was 
this language first spoken? Similarly for the Hebrew alphabet, was the 
alphabet that is used in the Torah today, in existance in the times of 
Moses? Is it possible that he actually wrote the Torah?

Any answers or links to where such answers may be found would be 
appreciated.

Steve