Languages from the world of the Bible

The alphabetic script is part of the lasting heritage of the ancient Near East. It unites a number of newly-emerging civilizations in ancient Syria-Palestine, which together constitute the immediate background of the Hebrew Bible. Transformed by the impact of Hellenism, they also shaped the social-h...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gzella, Holger, 1974- editor literari (editor literari)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter cop. 2011
Subjects:
Online Access:Accés lliure
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991007162819706719
Table of Contents:
  • On Transcription; Abbreviations; Introduction; The Alphabet; Ugaritic; Phoenician; Ancient Hebrew; The Languages of Transjordan; Old and Imperial Aramaic; Old South Arabian; Old Persian; Greek; West Semitic and Greek letterforms; Maps; Index