Was the Bible written in classical Hebrew?

Answer 1

The Hebrew Bible was written in Hebrew. Any translation, whether done by Jews or Gentiles, is, at best, no more than an indication of what the Tanakh is saying. The translations leave out all or most of the Hebrew Bible's accompanying oral tradition, its traditional musical chant (cantillation, which provides punctuation and emotion), and the fact that many verses teach us a number of things.

The books of the Jewish Bible are:

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, etc.), Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra & Nehemiah, and Chronicles.

Answer 2

By our modern definition of Classical Hebrew, yes. It was written in Classical Hebrew. But at the time, it was considered Modern Hebrew.

However, the language of the Hebrew Bible is more often referred to as Biblical Hebrew.

Answer 3

The Hebrew Bible was written (and remains) in that language, yes. The Christian Testament was written in Greek (Koine Greek).

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See also the Related Link.

History of the Jewish Bible

Answer 4

By our modern definition of Classical Hebrew, yes. It was written in Classical Hebrew. But at the time, it was considered Modern Hebrew.