To: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.ac.il>
Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: "Is Biblical Hebrew a Language?"
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:38:12 -0400
Thank you for this wonderful food for thought and discussion.
Is there enough of the Canaanite language around to consider BH a dialect or
subset?
Is enought known about the society at the time span of the writings of BH to
be
certain that the Canaanite language is not a subset of something else?
Forgive my lack of precision in this setting. however, my questions remains
Enlighten
me please..