EARLY MODERN CHRISTIAN HEBREW

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EARLY MODERN CHRISTIAN HEBREW A HITHERTO OVERLOOKED VARIETY OF MEDIEVAL HEBREW Tamás Biró ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (Hungary), and Jewish Theological Seminary University of Jewish Studies 11th EAJS Congress, Kraków, 19 July 2018 Hebrew Carmina Gratulatoria of the Hungarian Peregrines in the 17th century (K-125486) PI: József Zsengellér

The traditional narrative The history of a language = the history of a people. Hence, the history of Hebrew = the history of the Jewish people. E.g., Chaim Rabin: A Short History of the Hebrew Language. Orot publication, 1973.

Overview of this talk 1. Introduction of the project Hebrew Carmina Gratulatoria of the Hungarian Peregrines in the 17th century 2. Some samples 3. Early modern Christian Hebrew as a special case of Medieval Hebrew?

Overview of this talk 1. Introduction of the project Hebrew Carmina Gratulatoria of the Hungarian Peregrines in the 17th century 2. Some samples 3. Early modern Christian Hebrew as a special case of Medieval Hebrew?

Student mobility in the early modern period Peregrines, such as Hungarian Calvinist students (e.g., of theology) studying at Dutch and German protestant universities in the 17 th century. NRDI project (PI: József Zsengellér) 2017-2021, focusing on their Hebrew. Relief of a Hungarian peregrine. Academy Building, Utrecht University. http://kcl-eldering.blogspot.com/2007/08/

Peregrines 17 th c.: typically from Calvinist regions in Eastern Hungary to major Protestant universities. Provenance of the material in our corpus thus far.

Gratulatory poems (carmina) Open lectures, public defenses and viva proceedings (disputa), accompanied by poems, written by fellow students (or by professors). Welcoming the event, commenting on the works presented + entertainment. Written in various languages: Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, but also Dutch, Hungarian, etc. (Postma 1995: at least 15 languages in Franeker). Published in print together with thesis, lecture, etc. Our project: Hungarian authors, Hungarian addresses.

What can we learn from studying these poems? Questions to be answered include: What level of linguistic competence could students achieve? Was their knowledge of Hebrew confined to Masoretic Biblical Hebrew? Or were they familiar with latter stages of the Hebrew language, as well? Was there transfer from mother tongue / from dominant second language? How do they fit into contemporaneous Hebrew / European poetry? What features characterize the carmina gratulatoria as a literary genre?

Overview of this talk 1. Introduction of the project Hebrew Carmina Gratulatoria of the Hungarian Peregrines in the 17th century 2. Some samples 3. Early modern Christian Hebrew as a special case of Medieval Hebrew?

Dissertation of Nicolaus Apati, Ungarus à Debrecen Abrahamus Elzevier, 1686 RMK III. 3402

Poem from 1653 by Pál Diószegi Kalmár (1628/9-1663) to Michael G. Báthory (1631-1669) RMK III. 1840

Poem from 1653 by Pál Diószegi Kalmár (1628/9-1663) to Michael G. Báthory (1631-1669) לאיש חכם לרעי מיכאל בתורי יתן אלהים דעת לעשות כל בתבונה מתן אדם ירחיב רעים ובחייו יתן טובים ינחנו לפני חכמים שאת פני רשע לא טוב למוט צדיק אל תארוב כי יהוה להם קרוב נבחר ליהוה משפט צדק מזבח רשע בקהל עשק מצא חיים רצון יפק ]יפיק[ הט אזנך שמע דברים בבטנך כימה נעים להשב ]להשיב[ לך יום שלומים לב המלך מי יבינו שמר פיו ולשונו מעצר גם את נפשו אל תשמח זאת בנפל אויבך ובכשלו לא יגל לבך

Poem from 1653 by Pál Diószegi Kalmár לאיש חכם לרעי מיכאל בתורי יתן אלהים דעת לעשות כל בתבונה מתן אדם ירחיב רעים ובחייו יתן טובים ינחנו לפני חכמים שאת פני רשע לא טוב למוט צדיק אל תארוב כי יהוה להם קרוב Prov. 8:35: כ י מ צ אי מ צ א ח י ים ו י פק ר צ ון מ י הו ה (1628/9-1663) to Michael G. Báthory (1631-1669) נבחר ליהוה משפט צדק מזבח רשע בקהל עשק מצא חיים רצון יפק ]יפיק[ הט אזנך שמע דברים בבטנך כימה נעים להשב ]להשיב[ לך יום שלומים לב המלך מי יבינו שמר פיו ולשונו מעצר גם את נפשו אל תשמח זאת בנפל אויבך ובכשלו לא יגל לבך Prov. 24:17: בנ פ ל א ויב ך א ל תש מ ח ו בכ ש ל ו א ל י ג ל לב ך Prov. 18:16: מ ת ן א ד ם י ר ח יב ל ו ו לפ נ י ג ד ל ים י נ ח נ ו Prov. 18:5: ש א ת פ נ י ר ש ע ל א ט וב ל ה ט ות צ ד יק ב מש פ ט

Poem from 1700 by Paulus A. Gyöngyösi to Stephanus Helmeczi in Franeker RMK III. 4182

Poem from 1700 by Paulus A. Gyöngyösi to Stephanus Helmeczi in Franeker פזמון שלבלוזמאות לבחור הבחיר שטפנוס חלמצי על פרישן המשיח המפלפל Words known only from postbiblical sources: בלוזמא,פזמון (Jastrow: drinking of spiced wines ) בסילקי ואלה. αהוונא כל לאדם א כן שלמלכ.β יי' את פרידן חכם בגמרא גמר בארת יספ שו ב פרס את מתנים בסתר המשיח.γ פרק את דרכים. δומסתורין. εיי' אישי אלה כדינ חסיד.ζ ברזילא α. Eccl. 11 & 91, Act. 17, Gen. 1: β. Esa. 33: 43: 44: γ. Prov. 8: Psal. 78: Rom. 16: δ. Prov. 1: & 8: Psal. 119: ε. Gen. 4: & 18: 19: Jes. 32: ζ. Joh. 21: η Tim. 1

Poem from 1692 by Josephus Csuzi to Stephanus T. M. Vasarhellyi in Franeker RMK III. 3728

Poem from 1692 by Josephus Csuzi to Stephanus T. M. Vasarhellyi Postbiblical syntax: Biblical background text is Psalm 2:4: י וש ב ב ש מ ים יש ח ק א ד נ י יל ע ג ל מ ו He that sitteth in heaven laugheth, the Lord hath them in derision. (JPA) the Messiah-King Unexpected dagesh in ב,נ and.ת Why? 5452 = 1692 אדון הארץ היושב בשמים חפץ לו ליסוד את מלכות באנשים אשר מעולם ראתה לפניה את הסמאל עם מלאכיו צריה על זאת המלכות אלה תמיד רגשו להשמיד אתה מאד מאד כספו אז המשיח המלך ילעג למו ירועם האל כי חזקה זרועו עוד מלכות הזאת באחרית הימים תכבד כאשר נבאו הנביאים אבל העידו זאת ל נו רבים אותות יהוה גבור יכלה לו פעלות

Reconstructing pronunciation Stephanus Becskehazi to Stephanus Szekelyhidi in 1651 (RMNY III 2356) Jevarek leka Elohim, Makor kol tow miſshamaim: Asher leshon kedoſim bechokma Lomed atta lenaphſeka, Jitten hu ſekvi, ſhellemalakim.

Overview of this talk 1. Introduction of the project Hebrew Carmina Gratulatoria of the Hungarian Peregrines in the 17th century 2. Some samples 3. Early modern Christian Hebrew as a special case of Medieval Hebrew?

Early Modern Christian Hebrew as a case of Medieval Hebrew? Medieval Jewish Hebrew Second Language Acquisition only Very early and intensive acquisition Heavy training on Torah, then NaKh, + heavy training on postbiblical Hebrew Written modality, incl. reading up Oral modality?? Inference from L1? (+ from Aramaic?) Medieval Christian Hebrew Second Language Acquisition only Late and not so intensive acquisition Heavy training on Old Testament, e.g., Mishlei + some postbiblical influence? Written modality, incl. reading up Oral modality???? Inference from L1 + Latin, Greek etc.?

Early Modern Christian Hebrew as a case of Medieval Hebrew? Medieval Jewish Hebrew Sampling bias: the best texts from the best rabbis are best known to us. Aiming at an ideal and unknown audience, with whom Hebrew is the only shared lang. Lg. choice: Hebrew as language of the Jews, past (biblical and rabbinic) and present. + Hebrew as the language of revelation. Medieval Christian Hebrew Sampling bias: currently working on a random sample of possibly mediocre students. Aiming at specific peers with shared languages and past experiences. Lg. choice: Hebrew as language of the Jews ( sido nyelv ), past (biblical times) and present. + Hebrew as the language of creation.

A final note Please bear in mind that this is still work in progress. Any feedback or suggestion is welcome!

Thank you for your attention! tamas.biro@btk.elte.hu http://birot.web.elte.hu/ birot@or-zse.hu http://www.birot.hu/ Hebrew Carmina Gratulatoria of the Hungarian Peregrines in the 17th century (K-125486) PI: József Zsengellér