Language contact, colonial administration, and the construction of identity in ancient Israel : constructing the context for contact /

Language contact, colonial administration, and the construction of identity in ancient Israel : constructing the context for contact /

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"In Language Contact, Colonial Administration, and the Construction of Identity in Ancient Israel, Boyd addresses a long-standing critical issue in biblical scholarship: how does the production of the Bible relate to its larger historical, linguistic, and cultural settings in the ancient Near E...

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Main Author: Boyd, Samuel L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, [2021]
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021
Leiden ; Boston : [2021]
Series:Harvard Semitic monographs ; Volume 66
Subjects:
Bible > Ezekiel > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > Isaiah > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > Old Testament > Language, style.
Bible > Ezekiel.
Bible > Isaiah.
Bible > Old Testament.
To 1500
Akkadian language > Grammar
Aramaic language > Grammar
Hebrew language > Grammar
Languages in contact > Israel > History > To 1500
Sociolinguistics
Akkadien (Langue) > Grammaire
Araméen (Langue) > Grammaire
Sociolinguistique
Languages in contact
sociolinguistics
Israel
Criticism, interpretation, etc > UNAUTHORIZED
History > UNAUTHORIZED
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Summary:"In Language Contact, Colonial Administration, and the Construction of Identity in Ancient Israel, Boyd addresses a long-standing critical issue in biblical scholarship: how does the production of the Bible relate to its larger historical, linguistic, and cultural settings in the ancient Near East? Using theoretical advances in the study of language contact, he examines in detail the sociolinguistic landscape during the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Achaemenid periods. Boyd then places the language and literature of Ezekiel and Isaiah in this sociolinguistic landscape. Language Contact, Colonial Administration, and the Construction of Identity in Ancient Israel offers the first book-length incorporation of language contact theory with data from the Bible. As a result, it allows for a reexamination of the nature of contact between biblical authors and a series of Mesopotamian empires beginning with Assyria."--
Item Description:Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 online resource (513 pages)
1 online resource (xix, 493 pages)
1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 410-467) and indexes
Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:9004448764
9789004448766
ISSN:0073-0637 ;
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