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  • From: Tory Thorpe <torythrp AT yahoo.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Survey Question about use of Biblical Hebrew in class
  • Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:17:45 -0700 (PDT)


--- On Sun, 6/14/09, Rolf Furuli <furuli AT online.no> wrote:

> Because of their modern Hebrew background, it was
> not as easy for them to learn Biblical Hebrew (the
> subtleties of the language)

I would strongly disagree that modern Hebrew is any sort of obstacle to
learning BH. I may or may not be alone in the following opinion, but Hebrew
scholars who are not fluent in the modern Hebrew are at a serious
disadvantage in this field.

Tory Thorpe







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