From Epic to Canon
Subtitle: History and Literature in Ancient Israel
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: October 5, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780801865336
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Old Testament; Judaism - Rituals & Practice; History - General History; Hebrew; Religion; General; Religion / General; Bibles - Hebrew; Judaism - Sacred Writings
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.