From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>
To: Walter Mattfeld <mattfeld AT mail.pjsnet.com>
Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Tower of Babel & Post-exilic Genesis
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:34:46 +0200
The Tower of Babel Narrative indicates that the writer had no first-hand
knowledge of Babylonia or Mesopotamia. He was basing his narrative on
hearsay and second- and third- hand reports, much like Herodotus in his
description of Babylonia.
Sincerely,
--
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office 44905
Israel