Linguistic Dating of Biblical Texts: Vol 1 (BibleWorld) - Softcover

Young, Ian; Rezetko, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845530829 ISBN 13: 9781845530822

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Since the beginning of critical scholarship, biblical texts have been dated using linguistic evidence. In recent years, this has been a controversial topic. However, until now, there has been no introduction to and comprehensive study of the field. Volume I introduces the field of linguistic dating of biblical texts, particularly to intermediate and advanced students of Biblical Hebrew with a reasonable background in the language, but also to scholars of the Hebrew Bibles in general who have not been exposed to the full scope of issues. It outlines topics at a basic level before entering into detailed discussion. Many text samples are presented for study, and readers are introduced to significant linguistic features of the texts through notes on the pages. Detailed notes on these text sample provide a background, concrete illustrations and a point of departure for discussion of the general and theoretical issues discussed in each chapter that will make this volume useful as a classroom textbook.

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About the Author

Ian Young is senior lecturer in the department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney. Robert Rezetko completed his PhD in Hebrew Bible at the University of Edinburgh.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845530829
• ISBN 13: 9781845530822
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 374