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" Writing and literacy in the world of ancient Israel : "
by Christopher A. Rollston
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BL
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645766
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dltt
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Rollston, Chris A
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Writing and literacy in the world of ancient Israel : : epigraphic evidence from the Iron Age /\ by Christopher A. Rollston
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| Publication Statement
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Atlanta :: Society of Biblical Literature,, c2010
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Archaeology and biblical studies ;; no. 11
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xix, 171 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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9781589831070
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: 1589831071
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-159) and indexes
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| Contents
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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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Inscriptions, Semitic
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Semitic languages, Northwest
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Middle Eastern literature-- Relation to the Old Testament
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Bible., O.T.-- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Palestine, Languages
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PJ3085.R65 2010
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