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epigraphic evidence from the Iron Age

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Society of Biblical Literature
Language
English
Pages
171

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Subjects

Languages, Relation to the Old Testament, Bible, Semitic Inscriptions, Northwest Semitic languages, Middle Eastern literature, Criticism, interpretation, Language and languages

Places

Palestine
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Writing and literacy in the world of ancient Israel: epigraphic evidence from the Iron Age
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Table of Contents

The origins of alphabetic writing: a summary of the salient features
The use of the Phoenician script during the Iron Age and the rise of the Levantine national scripts
The nature of the Northwest Semitic epigraphic record: form and function
The status of the scribe and the tools of the trade
Scribal education in ancient Israel: the old Hebrew epigraphic evidence
Monumental buildings for education, scribal practice texts, and print exposure in the scribal home
The extent of literacy in ancient Israel
Inscriptions from the market: a precarious basis for statements about the nature of the epigraphic record, scribal practices, and literacy.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-159) and indexes.

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Series
Archaeology and biblical studies -- no. 11

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Dewey Decimal Class
492
Library of Congress
PJ3085 .R65 2010

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xix, 171 p. :
Number of pages
171

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ISBN 10
1589831071
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9781589831070
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2010033450
OCLC/WorldCat
653483809

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OL16948185W

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