Archaeology of the Old Testament: Was the Old Testament Written in Hebrew

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Excerpt from Archaeology of the Old Testament: Was the Old Testament Written in Hebrew?N no branch of human knowledge has there been a more lively increase of the Spirit of research during the past few years than in the study of Theology.Many points of doctrine have been passing afresh through the crucible; te-statement is a popular cry and, in some directions, a real requirement of the age; the additions to our actual materials, both as regards ancient manuscripts and archaeological discoveries, have never before been so great as in recent years; linguistic knowledge has advanced with the fuller possibilities provided by the constant addition of more data for comparative study; cuneiform inscriptions have been deciphered, and forgotten peoples, records, and even tongues, revealed anew as the outcome of diligent, skilful and devoted study.