Scribal culture and the making of the Hebrew Bible /

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The scribes of ancient Israel are indeed the main figures behind the Hebrew Bible, and this book tells their story for the first time. Drawing comparisons with the scribal practices of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, van der Toorn details the methods, assumptions, and material means that gave rise to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Toorn, K. van der (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Edition:First Harvard University Press paperback edition.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > History.
Bible. > Old Testament
RELIGION > Biblical Criticism & Interpretation > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Judaism > History.
Schreibschule
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The scribes of ancient Israel are indeed the main figures behind the Hebrew Bible, and this book tells their story for the first time. Drawing comparisons with the scribal practices of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, van der Toorn details the methods, assumptions, and material means that gave rise to biblical texts. Traditionally seen as the copycats of antiquity, the scribes emerge here as the literate elite who held the key to the production and the transmission of texts.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 401 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-392) and index.
ISBN:9780674044586
0674044584

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