Thanks for the input, Dr Lehmann. Oral tradition for nomadic cultures is, indeed, the norm. Writing is quite extraordinary. Do we have any examples of writing from ancient nomadic cultures?
From: "Dr. Reinhard G. Lehmann" <lehmann AT uni-mainz.de>
Date: Thursday, 11 April 2013 1:26 AM
To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] akkadian bible?
My goodness,will anyone of you maybe take into consideration that early Hebrew tradition was oral, as is normal and most efficient in nomadic societies?
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨Dr. Reinhard G. Lehmann, Academic DirectorResearch Unit on Ancient Hebrew & EpigraphyFB 01/ Faculty of Protestant TheologyJohannes Gutenberg-University of MainzD-55099 MainzGermany11th Mainz International Colloquium on Ancient Hebrew (MICAH) 2013:
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