Thus, Abraham Abulafia in the 13th century assumed that the language spoken in Paradise had been different from Hebrew, and rejected the claim then-current also among Christian authors, that a child left unexposed to linguistic stimulus would automatically begin to speak in Hebrew.
The passage discusses Abraham Abulafia's perspective on the language of Paradise, contrasting it with the prevailing belief among Christian authors at the time regarding the natural acquisition of Hebrew by unexposed children.