Hebrew lexical semantics and daily life in ancient Israel : what's cooking in biblical Hebrew? / by Kurtis Peters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peters, Kurtis, author.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; v. 146.

Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; volume 146

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew language--Semantics.

Hebrew language.

Jews--Antiquities.

Jews.

Jewish cooking.

Jews To 70 A.D--Social life and customs.

Jews--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

xi, 234 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Summary:

"In Hebrew Lexical Semantics and Daily Life in Ancient Israel, Kurtis Peters hitches the world of Biblical Studies to that of modern linguistic research. Often the insights of linguistics do not appear in the study of biblical Hebrew, and if they do, the theory remains esoteric. Peters finds a way to maintain linguistic integrity and yet simplify cognitive linguistic methods to provide non-specialists an access point. By employing a cognitive approach one can coordinate the world of the biblical text with the world of its surroundings. The language of cooking affords such a possibility - Peters evaluates not only the words or lexemes related to cooking in the Hebrew Bible, but also the world of cooking as excavated by archaeology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction 1

1 Groundwork 1

2 Structure of the Book 5

1 Literature Review 12

1 Review of Literature Pertaining to Biblical Hebrew Semantics 12

1.1 The Challenge of Assumptions and the Adoption of Linguistics 12

1.2 The Rise of Cognitive Linguistics in Hebrew Semantics 17

2 Review of Archaeological Literature Pertaining to Daily Life and the Israelite Family 22

2.1 Architecture 23

2.2 Equipment 24

2.3 Daily Routine 25

2.4 Social World 27

3 Methodologies in Archaeology 29

4 Conclusion 34

2 Methodology 35

1 Previous Theories of Word Meaning 35

2 Moving Forward 42

3 Toward a Method 51

4 Method 57

4.1 Establish Encyclopaedic Knowledge 57

4.2 Establish Cognitive Domain 58

4.3 Establish the Profile-Base Relation 58

3 Lived Backgrounds 61

1 Physical Context of Cooking Activities 62

1.1 Description of Various Settlements 62

1.2 Description of House-Style and Arrangement 66

1.3 Location of Various Activities 67

2 Identity and Description of Actors 69

2.1 Who Cooks/Prepares Food 69

2.2 Other Responsibilities of These Persons 72

3 Description of Food Items 74

3.1 Ingredients and Their Sources 75

3.2 Particular Foodstuffs/Meals Created 79

4 Identity and Description of Material Culture 81

4.1 Cooking Installations 81

4.2 Cooking Utensils/Vessels 84

4.3 Serving and Storing 86

5 Cooking Processes 87

5.1 Baking Bread 87

5.2 Making Pottage 88

5.3 Other Cooking Activities 89

4 Lexemes-Concepts 90

1 Introduction 90

2 Common Lexemes 90

2.1 אפה 90

2.2 בשל 97

2.3 עשה 106

3 Uncommon Lexemes 114

3.1 בעה 114

3.2 זיך 117

3.3 לבב 119

3.4 עזג 123

3.5 עלה 126

3.6 קלה 128

3.7 רתח 133

5 A Transition 139

1 The Plot 139

2 Summarizing the Concepts 140

3 Back to Backgrounds 152

4 Lingering Questions 156

6 Exegetical Contributions 157

1 Text One-Fast Food and Divine Visitors in Genesis 18 158

1.1 Textual Conclusions 162

2 Text Two-A Meal Turned Offering in Judges 6 163

2.1 Textual Conclusions 166

3 Text Three-2 Kings 4-Death in the Pot, and Other Such Tales 167

3.1 Textual Conclusions 171

4 Text Four-Deceptive Slumber and Raging Fire in Hosea 7:4-9 171

4.1 Textual Conclusions 176

5 Text Five-Cooking up the Passover: A Triangulated Reading of Exodus 12:9, Deuteronomy 16:7 and 2 Chronicles 35:13 176

5.1 Textual Conclusions 186

6 Text Six-Does Tamar have a Bun in the Oven? What Food Tells us about 2 Samuel 13 187

6.1 Textual Conclusions 197

7 Chapter Conclusions 197.

Notes:

Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Edinburgh, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-229) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Peters, Kurtis, author. Hebrew lexical semantics and daily life in ancient Israel.

ISBN:

9789004322455

9004322450

OCLC:

950430666