Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

George:

When was the earliest Hebrew written? The earliest Phoenician? 

Since the earliest historical records of writing in Hebrew were on what we 
today would call leather scrolls, the earliest specifically mentioning 
writing before 1400 BCE, wouldn’t that put it earlier than the earliest 
Phoenician writing? And even though Genesis does not specifically mention 
writing, that it preserves a literary style that went out of style before 
Moses, that implies writing centuries before Moses.

The next question, do you trust the historical records, and why? I would not 
be surprised that if you don’t trust the records, it is for theological and 
not historical reasons.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: gfsomsel AT juno.com

>
> 
> I think you've got the order wrong.  The Hebrew alphabet was derived from
> the Phoenician, not the other way around.  It's a simple matter of
> historical evidence -- even if, theologically, you would like it to be
> otherwise.
> 
> george
> gfsomsel
> 

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