Biblical Hebrew in transition : the language of the Book of Ezekiel / Mark F. Rooker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rooker, Mark F.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 90.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, 0309-0787 ; 90

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew language--Grammar.

Hebrew language.

Bible. Ezekiel--Language, style.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 222 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, c1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The purpose of this work is to determine the place of the book of Ezekiel in the history of the Hebrew language, especially in relationship to the canonical books of the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew of Ezekiel contains grammatical and lexical features that are characteristic of the postexilic and postbiblical periods, and should thus be distinguished from earlier Hebrew works of the classical period. It does not, however, contain as much late Hebrew as other canonical books deemed to be late. The book of Ezekiel should thus be regarded as the representative mediating link between pre-exilic and po

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION-THE CONCEPT OF LINGUISTIC CHANGE; Chapter 2 THE DIACHRONIC STUDY OF THE HEBREW BIBLE; Chapter 3 EZEKIEL AND THE TYPOLOGY OF BIBLICAL HEBREW; Chapter 4 METHODOLOGY; Chapter 5 LATE GRAMMATICAL FEATURES IN THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL; Chapter 6 LATE LEXICAL FEATURES IN THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL; Chapter 7 CONCLUSION: EZEKIEL AS BIBLICAL HEBREW IN TRANSITION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXES

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Brandeis University.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611803339

9781281803337

1281803332

9780567248008

0567248003

OCLC:

276937168