Hebrew =/=Aramaic

Penner pennerkm at mcmaster.ca
Tue Dec 10 10:21:01 EST 2002


I'm reviving an old discussion because I'm thinking of giving a talk on
this subject.
First, I'd like to build a bibliography. What has been published on
ancient names for Hebrew and Aramaic?

Ken

Randall Buth wrote:

> In fact, there are NO places where "Hebrew=Aramaic" except 
> for place names! Wherever writers (Aristeas, Josephus, LXX, 
> NT, etc) say Hebrew, 
> the word is in fact Hebrew, and where they say Aramaic 
> (Syriakos) it is in fact Aramaic. Nice, neat. 

Trevor Peterson wrote:

> > The usual  contention is that 
> > Greek did not distinguish between Hebrew and Aramaic, but some would
challenge that
> > idea and say that Hebrew means Hebrew, not a catch-all for Semitic
languages.

Ken Penner, M.C.S. (Regent College), M.A. (McMaster)
Ph.D. Student, Religious Studies, 
Biblical Field (Early Judaism major)
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
pennerkm at mcmaster.ca
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