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On the other hand Josephus does state Hebrews are named after Heber:
Sala was the son of Arphaxad; and his son was Heber, from whom they originally called the Jews Hebrews. (18)
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It is also possibly I might find it in later chapters, where he comes to discuss the Hebrew language in another context, I don't know yet.
In Christian tradition, it is at least fairly solid since St Augustine.
De Civitate Dei, Book 16
http://newadvent.com/fathers/120116.htm
I thought he had this, like some other things, presumably, from Josephus.
My source for history of Markan priority:
BISMARCK AND THE FOUR GOSPELS
1870 - 1914
by William R. Farmer (University of Dallas)
Editor of A NEW CATHOLIC BIBLE COMMENTARY
This at least shows how Markan priority gained ascension in Academia then.
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I'll gladly learn about the "enlightened" prehistory of Markan priority ...
And whenever I hear about 1700's, I put "enlightened" in quotation marks, except for musicology.
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