A Social History of Hebrew
Its Origins Through the Rabbinic Period
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, History, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Jewish
| Author: | William M. Schniedewind | ISBN: | 9780300199109 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | October 28, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | William M. Schniedewind |
| ISBN: | 9780300199109 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | October 28, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
More than simply a method of communication shared by a common people, the Hebrew language was always an integral part of the Jewish cultural system and, as such, tightly interwoven into the lives of the prophets, poets, scribes, and priests who used it. In this unique social history, William Schniedewind examines classical Hebrew from its origins in the second millennium BCE until the Rabbinic period, when the principles of Judaism as we know it today were formulated, to view the story of the Israelites through the lens of their language.
More than simply a method of communication shared by a common people, the Hebrew language was always an integral part of the Jewish cultural system and, as such, tightly interwoven into the lives of the prophets, poets, scribes, and priests who used it. In this unique social history, William Schniedewind examines classical Hebrew from its origins in the second millennium BCE until the Rabbinic period, when the principles of Judaism as we know it today were formulated, to view the story of the Israelites through the lens of their language.
