How the Bible became a book : the textualization of ancient Israel / William M. Schniedewind.
How the Bible became a book : the textualization of ancient Israel / William M. Schniedewind.
How the Bible became a book : the textualization of ancient Israel / William M. Schniedewind.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N220/16
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English
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xiii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. How the Bible became a book -- 2. The numinous power of writing -- 3. Writing and the state -- 4. Writing in early Israel -- 5. Hezekiah and the beginning of biblical literature -- 6. Josiah and the text revolution -- 7. How the Torah became a text -- 8. Writing in exile -- 9. Scripture in the sh...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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England
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
It describes an emerging literate society in ancient Israel that challenges the assertion that literacy first arose in Greece during the fifth century B.C.E."--BOOK JACKET....
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How the Bible became a book : the textualization of ancient Israel / William M. Schniedewind.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N220/16
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74VKw5QZxMAg
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ISBN
0521829461 (hbk.) :
9780521829465 :
0521829461 :
9780521829465 (hbk.) :
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220.1
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991018524169702626
