Original language of the Bible

[Mus Zibii]

Originally Posted by bananabrain

traditional opinion is divided as to whether it was written in the palaeo-hebrew or ashurit script. however, i don't see why we should automatically assume the language wasn't hebrew, unless we are (as usual) subjecting judaism to more stringent and tendentious criticism than any other religious system.

Well, Judaism is the most established so it gets the dirtiest end of the stick. There's no reason to automatically assume that Hebrew didn't have a written form by then. But the evidence that most supports the Exodus as a historical event conflicts with that--in the usage of typically Egyptian (not claiming Judaism is Egyptian! LOL) terms, the bobbing lyrical form that would traditionally denote a oral history, to name a couple.

The first two books of the Torah are the most interesting because of the snares that are set for critical thinking. Moses of all the ancient characters (maybe even moreso than David) would have been the most likely candadite for literacy and yet the structure of the Torah suggests the tradition was at least added to, or given footnotes.