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  • Biblical Hebrewby Ian Young

    Continuum International Publishing 2003; US$ 170.00

    Leading Hebrew language scholars outline various views on the phenomenon of variation in biblical Hebrew and its significance for biblical studies. An important question that is addressed is whether “late biblical Hebrew” is a distinct chronological phase within the history of biblical Hebrew. Articles explore both chronological and non-chronological... more...

  • Scripture in Transitionby Anssi Voitila; Jutta Jokiranta

    BRILL 2008; US$ 247.00

    Offers evidence and examples of textual traditions and interpretations that were in use in various communities. This book illuminates the transitions that took place in one faction of Judaism. It covers topics divided into five parts including: Translation and Interpretation; Textual History; Hebrew and Greek Linguistics; and, Dead Sea Scrolls. more...

  • Conservatism and Innovation in the Hebrew Language of the Hellenistic Periodby Jan Joosten; Jean-Sebastien Rey

    BRILL 2007; US$ 138.00

    Contains 15 contributions presented at a symposium on the Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls & Ben Sira, held in Strasbourg on May 29 and 30, 2006. This title addresses linguistic and philological issues. more...

  • Hebräischby Martin Krause; Martin Rösel; Michael Pietsch

    De Gruyter 2010; US$ 420.00

    The Grammar is intended as a textbook to support Hebrew classes which gives the teachers the maximum latitude for the selection and application of different teaching methods and for the students simplifies the tasks of learning, looking up and repetition with its clear and transparent ordering of the teaching material. In its design, the work dispenses... more...

  • In the Beginningby Joel Hoffman

    NYU Press 2004; US$ 50.00

    Hebrew as a language is just over 3,000 years old, and the story of its alphabet is unique among the languages of the world. Hebrew set the stage for almost every modern alphabet, and was arguably the first written language simple enough for everyone, not just scribes, to learn, making it possible to make a written record available to the masses for... more...

  • Sworn Enemiesby C. A. Strine

    De Gruyter 2013; US$ 140.00

    This book explains how Ezekiel uses formulaic language from the exodus origin tradition to craft an identity for the Judahite exiles that refutes an autochthonous origin tradition preferred by the non-exiled Judahites. The book addresses a number of key questions: the relationship between the exodus and patriarchal traditions, Ezekiel?s contribution... more...

  • Writing in Greek But Thinking in Aramaicby C. Leslie Reiter

    The Edwin Mellen Press 2012; US$ 159.95

    In this monograph the author investigates the syntactic construction found in the Semitic languages known as verbal coordination as it relates to the translation and therefore the interpretation of the scriptures. In the course of his analysis, the author also discusses grammaticalization that has occurred to translate the function of the word from... more...

  • Biblical Hebrew in Transitionby Mark F. Rooker

    Continuum International Publishing 1990; US$ 130.00

    The purpose of this work is to determine the place of the book of Ezekiel in the history of the Hebrew language, especially in relationship to the canonical books of the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew of Ezekiel contains grammatical and lexical features that are characteristic of the postexilic and postbiblical periods, and should thus be distinguished from... more...

  • Hebräischby Martin Rösel; Michael Pietsch

    De Gruyter 2012; US$ 420.00

    The Grammar is intended as a textbook to support Hebrew classes which gives the teachers the maximum latitude for the selection and application of different teaching methods and for the students simplifies the tasks of learning, looking up and repetition with its clear and transparent ordering of the teaching material. In its design, the work dispenses... more...

  • Topic, Focus and Foreground in Ancient Hebrew Narrativesby Jean-Marc Heimerdinger

    Continuum International Publishing 1999; US$ 150.00

    This study breaks new ground in describing how various linguistic and pragmatic mechanisms affect both the form of the narrative clause and the arrangement of the grammatical elements. The various possible forms that a narrative clause can take are classified in terms of their 'topic-comment' and 'focus-presupposition', and it is argued... more...