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Historical, sociological, literary, linguistic, archeological and other techniques must be brought to bear when they are applicable to the material a… - Cyrus Herzl Gordon
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Cyrus Herzl Gordon (June 29, 1908 – March 30, 2001), was an American author, teacher, linguist, field archaeologist, cryptanalyst and scholar of Near Eastern cultures and ancient languages. He challenged traditional theories about Greek and Hebrew cultures by claiming that these were derived from a common second millenium East Mediterranean foundation.
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