comment on style/language

For the most part the language of the story is straight forward and easily understood. The reader may have some difficulty with the somewhat archaic language of the book. For example some of the words are no longer used in modern language and take a little bit of consideration to recognize their meaning. Such language is probably used to mimic the speech of ancient Babylonians. Words such as hath, thee, thou, bethought, thy and thine are not regularly found in modern writing; however this style of speaking lends an authoritative air to the story.