From Epic to Canon
Subtitle: History and Literature in Ancient Israel
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: November 23, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780801859823
Subjects: Biblical concordances & commentaries; Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts; Judaism; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Old Testament Commentary; Israel; History Of Judaism; Religion - Biblical Studies; Religion; O.T.; Ancient - General; Judaism - History; Middle East - Israel; Religion / General; Bible.; To 70 A.D; Biblical Commentary - Old Testament; Judaism - General; Criticism, interpretation, etc; History
First sentence: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LANGUAGE OF KINSHIP IN WEST Semitic tribal societies and the language of covenant in such groups has been little studied in recent years and is poorly understood.