Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George Athas" <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>]

> [...]
> Another question I have is that in the Genesis narratives, Abraham's dialogs
> are in Hebrew (correct me if I am wrong). If he is from Harran, why isn't he
> speaking in Aramaic ? If he is from Lower Mesopotamia, why isn't he speaking
> in Akkadian ?  If these dialogs are really "his preserved words", and if one
> wants to argue later generations rendered his words into Hebrew, then
> wouldn't word studies reveal an Aramaic or Akkadian language underlying the
> Hebrew translation ? [...]

Why do Colleen McCullough's Roman characters all seem to speak in English? 
Why do the
characters in the movie, "Gladiator" all speak English? Why does Jesus speak 
Greek in the
NT?

Best regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
- University of Sydney
- Southern Cross College
- Anglican Chaplaincy, UNSW
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