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Beyond Babel: A Handbook for Biblical Hebrew and Related Languages

By Steven L. McKenzie , John Kaltner

Book information

Publisher
Scholars Pr
Year
2002
ISBN
1589830350, 9781589830356
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
994 kB (1018299 bytes)
Series
Resources for Biblical Study
Pages
256\256
Topic
Linguistics Foreign
Time added
2013-09-04 12:54:02
Языки и языкознание;Древний иврит

Description

This book provides an introduction to the languages that are important for the study of the Hebrew Bible and ancient Israel. It contains articles on Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Egyptian, biblical and epigraphic Hebrew, post-biblical Hebrew, Hittite, Phoenician, the Northwest Semitic dialects (Ammonite, Edomite and Moabite) and Ugaritic. The contributors are Peggy L. Day, Frederick E. Greenspahn, Jo Ann Hackett, Harry A. Hoffner, Jr., John Kaltner, Charles R. Krahmalkov, Baruch A. Levine, David Marcus, Simon B. Parker and Donald B. Redford. A general introduction by John Huehnergard discusses the importance of the study of Near Eastern languages for biblical scholarship, helping us to make the volume an ideal resource for persons beginning an in-depth study of the Hebrew Bible.

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