Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

Karl, I understand your objection to a theoretical proto-Hebrew, but the 
argument seems to be quite minimalist in not allowing anyone to trace a 
trajectory backwards from known patterns in Hebrew and cognate languages. The 
basic data are there within Hebrew itself, as well as cognates like Ugaritic, 
Phoenician, Amarna Canaanite, and the like. It's not, as you seem to be 
implying, without any basis.

Are you perhaps denying that Hebrew developed as a language? This would be 
highly irregular amongst languages.


GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au