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Aramaic : a history of the first world language / Holger Gzella ; translated by Benjamin D. Suchard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gzella, Holger, 1974- author.
- Series:
- Eerdmans language resources
- Standardized Title:
- Eerste wereldtaal. English
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aramaic language--History.
- Aramaic language.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 359 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2021.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- The oldest Aramaic and its cultural context
- Aramaic as a world language
- Aramaic in the Bible and early Judaism
- Aramaic between the classical and Parthian worlds
- Syriac and the end of paganism
- The second sacred language : Aramaic in Rabbinic Judaism
- Not just Jews and Christians : Samaritans, Mandeans, and others
- Aramaic in Arabia and the Islamic world
- Modern Aramaic from a historical perspective.
- Notes:
- "Original title De eerste wereldtaal: De geschiedenis van het Aramees @2017 Holger Gzella. First published in 2017 by Athenaeum--Polak & Van Gennep, Amsterdam."
- Translated from the Dutch.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781467461429
- 1467461423
- Publisher Number:
- 99987736953
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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