A Social History Of Hebrew Its Origins Through The Rabbinic Period
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780300176681
Description: Considering classical Hebrew from the standpoint of a writing system as opposed to vernacular speech, Schniedewind demonstrates how the Israelites' long history of migration, war exile, and other momentous events is reflected in Hebrew's linguistic evolution.