RE: Chat with a creationist
May 5, 2012 at 12:45 pm
(This post was last modified: May 5, 2012 at 12:46 pm by Minimalist.)
(May 5, 2012 at 8:03 am)Justtristo Wrote:(May 4, 2012 at 11:17 pm)Minimalist Wrote: The whining opinions of aged biblical apologists that there must have been a Hebrew version before the Greek are based on wishes. Where is the evidence for THOSE writings?
Do you understand what you are looking for now?
May I ask are there any scholars who would argue for the Old Testament originally being written in Greek, rather than Hebrew and Aramaic in some sections (such as the book of Daniel).
It probably was not written at all until the Greeks came along. Many religions begin as oral tales in the hands of priests. The fact that we have no texts...or even inscriptions in tombs argues against any great literary tradition. Perhaps Philip R Davies would be the best place to start.