Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Aramaic to Hebrew language switch?
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:05:19 +1000
Linguistic dating of biblical texts is just so fraught with difficulty and
uncertainty that it can't really count as a clinching argument. Please refer
to Young, Rezetko and Ehrensvärd's two recent volumes.
Genesis definitely reflects the monarchic era at the earliest (cf. Gen 36.31).
GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au