10-13-2010, 08:23 PM
On the Greek and Hebrew symbiosis:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Gordon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Gordon
Quote:Not afraid of scholarly controversy, Gordon challenged traditional theories about Greek and Hebrew cultures. In the 1960s, he declared his examination of Minoan (Cretan) texts corroborated his long-held theory that Greek and Hebrew cultures stemmed from a common Semitic heritage. He asserted that this culture spanned the eastern Mediterranean from Greece to Palestine during the Minoan era.