Biblical Hebrew Forum

[dwashbur AT nyx.net]

On 5 Sep 2009 at 2:17, Randall Buth wrote:

> vayyixtov David
> >I'll try to address the Josephus question later, but for now I'll
> just say that your "evidence"
> > weak at best, and rather selective.>
> 
> Please note: the references to Aristeas and Josephus were
> citations
> of local testimony to the phenomenon of Hebrew being spoken in
> Judea.
> Of course it was selective, the question was 'does such testimony
> exist?'
> It does.

I know that's what it was.  And yes, it exists.  Why?  I would think the 
answer would be fairly 
obvious, given the historical contexts of both.



Dave Washburn

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