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Sacred languages and sacred texts / John F.A. Sawyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sawyer, John F. A.
- Series:
- Religion in the first Christian centuries.
- Religion in the first Christian centuries
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Language, style.
- Bible.
- Language and languages--Religious aspects--History.
- Language and languages.
- Sacred books--History and criticism.
- Sacred books.
- Rome--Languages--Religious aspects--History.
- Rome.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- By considering the status of Hebrew in Judaism alongside that of Greek in Rome Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion.
- Contents:
- Cover; SACRED LANGUAGES AND SACRED TEXTS; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE LANGUAGE SITUATION; 3 SACRED LANGUAGES; 4 LITERACY; 5 CANONIZATION; 6 TRANSLATION; 7 BELIEFS AND CONTROLS; 8 NAMES AND NUMBERS; 9 STYLES AND STRATEGIES; 10 INTERPRETATION; 11 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-182) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-80139-4
- 0-203-29090-9
- 1-280-10480-5
- 0-203-04775-3
- 9780203047750
- OCLC:
- 560058423
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