Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Joel C. Salomon" <joelcsalomon AT gmail.com>]

James Read wrote:
> I'm following what you are saying here Randall with one exception. You  
> have assumed that the Hebrews spoke and used Greek and Aramaic during  
> the second temple period up until the revolt of Bar Kochba.
<snip>
> So, just what are you basing this assumption on? (I am genuinely  
> interested as I have heard this stated many times but have yet to see  
> any form of evidence)

How early is the use of a Targum recorded?  Onkelus’s seems to date to
soon after the temple era; is that helpful?

—Joel Salomon