To: "'b-hebrew list'" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [b-hebrew] DSS Tense Aspect Mood
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 15:55:30 -0500
Calling all aspectniks:
Standard grammars claim that Biblical Hebrew verbs mark aspect, and
Mishnaic Hebrew verbs mark time (tense). What then of the Hebrew between
these two works: the Dead Sea Scrolls? To what extent is the Hebrew of
the DSS apectual, tense-based, modal, or something else? That is the
question I will address in my dissertation.
If the above has made your pulse rise (hi vince, Rolf, Randy, Alviero,
Galia, Bryan, Rodney, Moon-Ryul, and Dave), I would like to hear from
you. I especially would like to know if I'm missing anything important
from my bibliography, and which is your favorite method for dealing with
this question (whether published or not).