The significance of linguistic diversity in the Hebrew Bible : language and boundaries of self and other / Cian Power.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Power, Cian, 1987- author.

Series:

Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe ; 138.

Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe ; 138

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Language, style.

Bible.

Language and languages--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Language and languages.

Gentiles in the Old Testament.

Physical Description:

xix, 345 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Linguistic diversity in the Hebrew Bible

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2022]

Summary:

"Cian Power explores ideas about linguistic diversity from the Hebrew Bible, including Hebrew and other ancient languages, like Aramaic. He argues that different ideas are linked to historical changes and show a concern for ethnic, religious and other boundaries." -- Publisher, page four of cover.

Contents:

Introduction. History of research ; Methodological considerations : sociolinguistics ; Sociolinguistics and the study of the Hebrew Bible ; The topic of language across the Ancient Near East ; Hebrew's emerging significance in the late Second Temple period and beyond

The language of languages in the Hebrew Bible

The past and future of linguistic diversity

The representation of linguistic difference through style-switching

Code-switching : Jeremiah's message to the idolaters and the Rabshakeh episode

The invasion of the alloglot nation

Translation, bilingualism, and normative language ideology in the books of Esther, Daniel, and Ezra-Nehemiah - Conclusion. Diachronic considerations ; The encounter with empire ; The Biblical authors ' understanding of their own language ; The significance of linguistic diversity in the Hebrew Bible ; Avenues for future research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-325) and indexes.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9783161593246

3161593243

OCLC:

1350352285