From what I see, Hebrew was the “Latin” of Judea
after the exile [ which exile? do you mean the
Babylonian? UH ] until after the bar Kochba revolt...
K Randolph
Karl,
How do you, or anyone, 'see' or know that Mishnaic
Hebrew was not a spoken language?
The earlier language had changed in time, which is
quite normal.
There is a vast literature on the subject. The
indications that people spoke it are quite clear.