The Higher Criticism: An Outline of Modern Biblical Study
The Higher Criticism: An Outline of Modern Biblical Study
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\ Chapters ii, 4Wii are written in Aramaic, which was hardly known to the Jews earlier than the Persian period. Furthermore, the style of this portion is the Aramaic of Pales- tine, not of Babylon — a fact which points to the composition in Palestine, and, hence, after the Babylonian Exile. Besides, the name given to the wise men (D''li?3) points to a period when, the Chaldean kingdom having been de- stroyed, only the magi remained, to whom was applied the title belonging to the whole nation. E...specially weighty is the evidence from the fact that Persian words are placed Digitized by Google 88 THE HIGHER CRITICISM.
in the mouth even of Nebuchadnezzar, which could only be done by an author who had en- tirely forgotten their Persian origin. The late origin of the book is also deduced from the Greek names of musical instruments, which could only have been learned after the invasion of the East by Alexander the Great.
Linguistic considerations also prevail in those parts which are written in Hebrew, comprising chapters i, viii-xii, the unskillful handling of the language indicating that it was, at the time of the writing, either dead or dying.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
\ Chapters ii, 4Wii are written in Aramaic, which was hardly known to the Jews earlier than the Persian period. Furthermore, the style of this portion is the Aramaic of Pales- tine, not of Babylon — a fact which points to the composition in Palestine, and, hence, after the Babylonian Exile. Besides, the name given to the wise men (D''li?3) points to a period when, the Chaldean kingdom having been de- stroyed, only the magi remained, to whom was applied the title belonging to the whole nation. E...specially weighty is the evidence from the fact that Persian words are placed Digitized by Google 88 THE HIGHER CRITICISM.
in the mouth even of Nebuchadnezzar, which could only be done by an author who had en- tirely forgotten their Persian origin. The late origin of the book is also deduced from the Greek names of musical instruments, which could only have been learned after the invasion of the East by Alexander the Great.
Linguistic considerations also prevail in those parts which are written in Hebrew, comprising chapters i, viii-xii, the unskillful handling of the language indicating that it was, at the time of the writing, either dead or dying.
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