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Writing and literacy in the world of ancient Israel : epigraphic evidence from the Iron Age / by Christopher A. Rollston.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Archaeology and biblical studies ; no. 11.Publication details: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2010.Description: xix, 171 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781589831070 (paper binding : alk. paper)
  • 1589831071 (paper binding : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 492 22
LOC classification:
  • PJ3085 .R65 2010
Contents:
The origins of alphabetic writing: a summary of the salient features -- The use of the Phoenician script during the Iron Age and the rise of the Levantine national scripts -- The nature of the Northwest Semitic epigraphic record: form and function -- The status of the scribe and the tools of the trade -- Scribal education in ancient Israel: the old Hebrew epigraphic evidence -- Monumental buildings for education, scribal practice texts, and print exposure in the scribal home -- The extent of literacy in ancient Israel -- Inscriptions from the market: a precarious basis for statements about the nature of the epigraphic record, scribal practices, and literacy.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-159) and indexes.

The origins of alphabetic writing: a summary of the salient features -- The use of the Phoenician script during the Iron Age and the rise of the Levantine national scripts -- The nature of the Northwest Semitic epigraphic record: form and function -- The status of the scribe and the tools of the trade -- Scribal education in ancient Israel: the old Hebrew epigraphic evidence -- Monumental buildings for education, scribal practice texts, and print exposure in the scribal home -- The extent of literacy in ancient Israel -- Inscriptions from the market: a precarious basis for statements about the nature of the epigraphic record, scribal practices, and literacy.

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