From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>
To: "Thomas L. Thompson" <tlt AT teol.ku.dk>
Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: SV: Re[2]: Ur Kasdim II
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 14:00:32 +0200
The "anachronism" argument about Ur Kasdim falls if we accapt that the
appearance of the Chaldeans is tied to the appearance of the Arameans in
the 12th century and connect this with other evidence that the
Patriarchal traditions originate in the 12th-11th centuries.
Sincerely
--
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office 44905
Israel