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?
GEORGE ATHAS Dean of Research, Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au) Sydney, Australia From: "Dr. Reinhard G. Lehmann" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Thursday, 11 April 2013 1:26 AM To: B-Hebrew <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 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 Director Research Unit on Ancient Hebrew & Epigraphy FB 01/ Faculty of Protestant Theology Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz D-55099 Mainz Germany [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.hebraistik.uni-mainz.de/eng 11th Mainz International Colloquium on Ancient Hebrew (MICAH) 2013: http://www.micah.hebraistik.uni-mainz.de/204.php
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