Bible Quote by Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“Biblical Hebrew is not a language in the full sense of the word but merely a 'fragment of language'.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“The later writings of the Old Testament were composed in a degenerate type of Hebrew, often made more difficult by the introduction of archaic…

— James John Courtenay

“The exile marks the disappearance of this language (i.e., Biblical Hebrew) from everyday life and its subsequent use for literary and liturgical purposes only…

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“Archaic Hebrew ... no general agreement among scholars regarding this term.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“language in other words which submits to its audience, rather than instructing, informing, moving, challenging and even entertaining them, is no longer a language…

— Adam Nicolson

“The Bible of Jesus of Nazareth, for instance, was Semitic, the earliest utterances and traditions of the Gospel were Semitic.”

— James John Courtenay

“Archaic Hebrew ... earliest inscriptions dating as far back as the close of the second millennium BCE.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

Hebrew as a contemporary language, especially for poetry, is no longer the language of the Bible; but neither is it not the language of…

— Cynthia Ozick

“There have been various attempts to reconstruct the vocalization and pronunciation of classical biblical Hebrew, which certainly differs considerably from that established by the…

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“Syriac ... was not a prominent element in the language of Palestine in pre-Christian times.”

— James John Courtenay

“To return to the linguistic analogy, those who are fluent in Scripture are both able and desirous to preach on every nook and cranny…

— Brent A. Strawn

“every day conversation. When this happens the meanings behind many words become lost and its original intent may never be positively identified. It is…

— Chaim Bentorah