tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post9034538532212799803..comments2024-03-28T22:55:23.525-07:00Comments on Foster's Theological Reflections: Origin of Proto-Semitic LanguageEdgar Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280475259670777653noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-12413491623816197572015-07-07T01:43:44.495-07:002015-07-07T01:43:44.495-07:00Edgar,
I think this is a good example where the o...Edgar,<br /><br />I think this is a good example where the original symbol used was unclear but the simple base words combined give us the outline of the symbols meaning.<br /><br />http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/3_tsad.htmlDuncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509064648619505383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-11132317081407152362015-07-06T12:49:14.610-07:002015-07-06T12:49:14.610-07:00https://www.academia.edu/472285/Scribal_Education_...https://www.academia.edu/472285/Scribal_Education_in_Ancient_Israel_The_Old_Hebrew_Epigraphic_EvidenceDuncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509064648619505383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-5089772162209919542015-07-04T11:45:27.293-07:002015-07-04T11:45:27.293-07:00http://www.jamshid-ibrahim.net/148.0.htmlhttp://www.jamshid-ibrahim.net/148.0.htmlDuncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509064648619505383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-68347731876412973692015-07-04T11:35:56.286-07:002015-07-04T11:35:56.286-07:00also there are pointers in Hebrew to indicate the ...also there are pointers in Hebrew to indicate the possibility of more than 22 symbols.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509064648619505383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-28510437084179625452015-07-04T11:01:03.947-07:002015-07-04T11:01:03.947-07:00There are many assumptions being made in his artic...There are many assumptions being made in his article which I suspect are politically motivated. He extrapolates a history from one sample. There are others samples - found in Egypt. So I am inclined to see this as a straw man article getting in the way of sensible debate on the possibilities. If you have read the BAR articles over the years regarding Ebalite then you will know why I think this.<br /><br />https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Proto-Semitic/%CA%BEil-<br /><br />As this states most of what we have is built on circumstantial evidence and perceived connections but I think there is enough to build up a picture from these cattle cultures as to how bull and oruchs imagery was use for levels of power and authority.<br /><br />The word concept come from the symbols used, not from budge.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509064648619505383noreply@blogger.com