Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

dear bryant, 

thanks for your info. i found the following site for it:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27455148/ns/technology_and_science-science/

the written finding includes one object with three lines of text, some
3000 years old, in a semitic script too faded to be read but which 
is claimed to be hebrew. close to the david-goliath battlefield. 

i can only wish many more such findings would be available.

nir

On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:50:32 -0800, Bryant J. Williams III wrote
> Dear Nir,
> 
> Regarding archaeological finds on the Davidic-Solomonic period. See recent
> excavations reported by BAR. Whether you agree or disagree on the 
> findings is not the issue at this time since presuppositions 
> regarding the Biblical text and dating (early/late dating of the 
> finds), etc. is hindering understanding. Furthermore, the Khirber 
> Queyafa (spelling?), Davidic palace, etc. are showing more and more 
> that the dating is definitely off. Beyond what I just said would be 
> against list guidelines.
> 
> Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
> To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 2:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] fred, karl on languages
> 
> > karl, fred,
> >
> > just a couple of side remarks:
> >
> > > that faith, not fact, dictates whether hebrew, hurrian, hittite or some
> > other language was spoken & written in hebron ... in 882 b.c.
> >
> > 1. if i am not wrong, the period of david and solomon in particular is an
> > archaeological black hole, in the sense (i think) that no archeological
> > finding can be linked directly to their kingdom. some recent israeli
> > archeologists even went as far as doubt whether these historical
> > figures did exist. if this is the archeological picture, fred, your
> > question may remain without any significant answer. we are reduced
> > to studying names of biblical people and places, whose interpretation
> > (as seen in this forum) is often unclear.
> >
> > 2. i think it is pretty established, on the basis of archeological
> > findings, that semitic did form a linguistic continuum from
> > ethiopia to messopotamia. perhaps the most interesting pieces of
> > evidence, as far as the bible is concerned, are the mesha stone and
> > the story of gilgamesh.
> >
> > regards
> > nir cohen
> >
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