Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jack Kilmon" <jkilmon AT historian.net>]

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From: "Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 6:21 PM
To: "fred burlingame" <tensorpath AT gmail.com>
Cc: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] the dead returns

> 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


Nir, the historians speak in the Encyclopedia Judaica:

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1707&letter=A

Jack