Dear Admiral Posner, I'm sorry, I needs must say, to inform you that, no, the very name Jesus does occur in Hebrew sources which predate the New Testament, indeed. Have a look into the books of Ezrah/Nehemya (26 times, especially Ezrah 2-3, Nehemya 7-9), if you will.
There is, by the way, a very early version of the Bible in Aramaic in existence, containing the New Testament as well (and, so, the testimony to Y�sh� mesh�ha) and probably predating the oldest surviving Hebrew manuscripts, which is called the Peshitta. I must confess, however, that your compliments concerning the state of information contained in my recent posting are flattering to me as ever, and thus I shall immediately comply to your complaints and stop. -- Best wishes, though :) Mathias Mathias Roesel, Grosze Annenstrasze 5, 28199 Bremen, Deutschland/ Germany, T/F +49 - 421 - 165 49 97, Fax +49 1805 060 334 480 67, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] , [EMAIL PROTECTED] To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
