Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>]

fred,

my allusion to aramaic, as well as to the recitation profession, was made in 
the context of the masoretic texts, i.e. relevant to at least a couple of 
centuries later.
maybe i was missint the point of the thread, in which case you may just 
ignore my non-expert input.

as to your big question:

> What language was the average hebrew speaking on the streets of nazareth in 
> 64 a.d.?

i cannot help you, but clearly some conclusion must have been reached 
by the historians of this period.

nir cohen

On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:07:15 -0600, fred burlingame wrote
> the more you talk, nir ... the deeper the hole gets ... and the bigger the 
> problem arises .... for the glory that was and is ... aramaic language ... 
> and its advocates.
>  
> "aramaic also fell out of favor between the greek and roman occupation, 
> ceasing to be understood by the average jew"